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Published online 21 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030317-12

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Kangaroo mouse reveals walking metronome

Molecules behind left-right generator might help spinal cord treatments.

Helen Pearson

Thanks to a mouse that jumps like a kangaroo, researchers have discovered two molecules that drive the ability to walk. They hope that similar results might eventually help people to recover from spinal-cord injuries.

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