Interesting Fact # 349 - Nerve Cells

Nerve cells can grow along bundles of a special fibre similar to spider silk, the comes from silk worms, which have been modified to give the fibres special properties that help cells to bind it acts as a scaffold on which nerve cells can grow.

(There's hope for my nerves yet then.)

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  1. Anonymous12:48 am

    Wow cool!

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  3. I know! I'm still waiting for mine though.

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