TIANJIN, June 16, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A doctor performs an operation for a patient with spinal cord injury at the affiliated hospital of Logistics University of People's Armed Police Force in Tianjin, north China, June 16, 2016. Chinese scientists have used a biomaterial "scaffolds" to treat spinal cord injuries, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced on Thursday. A team led by Dai Jianwu, researcher with the CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, first proposed building a microenvironment with biomaterial that would help regeneration of neurons, the CAS said. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
