 Magic dust regrows finger |
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| Magic dust regrows finger |
 May 1 2008, 09:22 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48  |
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/biomagi...ped-off-finger/
QUOTE It's the stuff of sci-fi and really awesome horror films, but now it looks like regrowing damaged skin and limbs isn't so far-fetched -- in fact, it's already happening. A certain 69 year old Lee Spievak lost half an inch of finger to an agressive model plane blade, and doctors had little hope for the appendage. Lucky for Lee, his brother Alan works in the field of regenerative medicine, and sent him some powder (which lee calls "pixie dust") to apply to the finger. Four weeks later Lee had grown back the entire finger, as good as new. The pixie dust is actually modified cells scraped from the lining of a pig's bladder cleaned into a general-purpose tissue generator -- the cells basically tell the body to grow instead of scar. Doctors have high hopes for the cells, for everything from amputees to burn victims to cancer patients. We're just waiting until they can program these cells to grow that third arm we always wanted Now this is friggin creepy... |
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May 1 2008, 12:32 PM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
Holy freakin' shit, that's crazy! o_0 *needs vile of said powder for my bug-out bag*
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May 1 2008, 01:04 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
you know if this stuff is real and ever becomes easily obtainable, it will be the new jackass tv show.... chopping off limbs and regrowing them...
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May 1 2008, 01:29 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 1,591 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 31 |
-------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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May 1 2008, 01:38 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
yeah it seemed a little over exaggerated but at the time i couldn't find anything else on it.
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