As he strolls across the lawn, it is hard to believe Jasper the dachshund was unable to use his hind legs just two years ago.
Paralysed in an accident, he needed years of physiotherapy and a special trolley to get around.
But scientists conducting a study at Cambridge University have helped him walk again with a pioneering treatment that offers hope for human patients with spinal injuries.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2235028/Scientists-reverse-paralysis-dogs-following-pioneering-cell-treatment.html#ixzz2CjBCkj5x
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