The Dowell project funded by HydraDAO claims to restore walking ability in paralyzed experimental mice after repairing their spinal cord

According to Cointelegraph, decentralized scientific organization HydraDAO announced that its funded Dowell spinal fusion agent project has made breakthrough progress in animal experiments. The research team used a new neural repair material Neuro PEG to restore walking ability in experimental mice with completely transected spinal cords within 5 days after surgery. The project previously received $380000 USD in funding through DAO community voting, and the related technology has applied for international patents. Neuro PEG has photopolymerization properties and can quickly form solid scaffolds to repair nerve injuries, combined with local neuroprotective techniques such as hypothermia to prevent secondary damage. Michael Lebenstein Gumovski, the person in charge, published a study in 2023 in the International Journal of Surgical Neurology, which showed that this technique had enabled experimental pigs to recover their motor function within two months. The team plans to develop surgical kits worth $35-20000 and provide professional training for neurosurgeons. It is worth noting that Gumovski was involved in the controversial "head transplant" project of Italian neurosurgeon Canavero. Although this study is based on mature membrane fusion agent science, the academic community recommends caution and the need for third-party teams to replicate the results. HydraDAO stated that additional electrophysiological experiments will be conducted to verify the neural signal transduction between the brain and spinal cord.