Deafness: Emerging Strategies for a Cure (Stefan Heller, Stanford University)

Stefan Heller is trying to create inexpensive ear drops that can cure deafness. In this short talk, Heller describes how his team of researchers at Stanford University is transplanting stem cells into the ear to "regenerate" damaged hearing cells.

Prof. Stefan Heller's website:
http://homepage.mac.com/hellerlab/

Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Category:

Education

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• science
• technology
• medicine
• otolaryngology
• embryonic
• stem
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• senses
• deaf
• silence
• ears
• cochlear
• implants
• hearing
• aid
• loss
• drugs
• aging
• heredity
• sensory
• hair
• cell
• neurons
• growth
• factors
• ethics
• Stefan
• Heller
• Stanford
• research

[kikecervera]

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[Welcome2ThisCrzyTime]

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[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice If you don't care about my comments then perhaps you should simply stop replying, because you should realize by now that I am never going to let you have the last word. I never denied that I equated animal life with human life and yes, most scientists do torture animals. Also I enjoy my life precisely the way it is. Thank you.

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey I think your "thinking" is an incoherent mess. Scientists "torture animals" as you say and equating human life with animal life while denying you are doing so. I check you tube maybe once a month or less. You should get a life. And don't flatter yourself that I am waiting breathlessly for your next comment, or care much about it.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Of course not. That would be taking it far too far. Life, rather human or animal, is important. If you have not learned that I believe that by now then you haven't been listening to a thing I have said. It took you a month to read all of that?

[TrueNovice]

@Twilightfey Instead of writing long windy incoherent paragraphs, why don't you just say that you would ban all research on animals for any reason because you think they have feelings. You'd impose your will on others if you could. I hope your not one of these animals rights terrorist who try and kill medical researchers because you think they harm animals.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Also, for the record I would like to commend Stefan Heller and his research. Research which is very beneficial to all of mankind. I would also like to state that this argument sprouted from something TrueNovice stated. That an animal's needs are rather imaginary. I don't believe that. Any animal can grow an attachment to someone and even feel emotions such as happiness, love and sadness.

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice (continued) "And you think it's bad that animals are used to try to figure out how to cure diseases or reverse disabilities." Now I suppose that you could blame this on English not being your native language, but to be honest that's a rather poor excuse. Especially since Stefan Heller, the scientist that you seem to admire so much, is also foreign and yet he seems to have a better grasp on the English language than you could ever possibly have. Case closed. (To be continued)

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice (continued) Especially since the y is on the upper half of the keyboard and the d is on the middle portion. Example B: You said " Let me just put down my fried chicken for second." and "And you think its bad that animals are used to try and figure out how to cure disease or reverse disabilities?" when you should have said: "Let me just put down my fried chicken for a second" (To be continued.)

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice And I wouldn't comment on intelligence if I were you. For example, if we were to take a look at your grammar skills we would see that you have none. Example A: You said "So now he "tortures animals." Any you know this, how? Most of his work is on stem Cells." When you should have said: "So now he "tortures animals". *And* you know this, how? Most of his work is on stem cells." Now how you could have possibly placed a y instead of a d is beyond me. (To be continued.)

[Twilightfey]

@TrueNovice Right. Well I won't as long as you don't try to impose your idiotic, rather heartless views on the rest of us! You call me a moron and I call you an idiot. Or if you wish for me to put it in scientific terms, you my friend are a neanderthal and worse yet a barbarian.