Man gets new jaw grown from his own stem cells
- added February 03, 2008
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Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.
Researchers said on Friday the breakthrough opened up new ways to treat severe tissue damage and made the prospect of custom-made living spares parts for humans a step closer to reality.
This is an absolutely amazing new procedure. Its a shame that our moral-based policies are keeping us from being at the cutting edge of this medical technology.
Researchers said on Friday the breakthrough opened up new ways to treat severe tissue damage and made the prospect of custom-made living spares parts for humans a step closer to reality.
This is an absolutely amazing new procedure. Its a shame that our moral-based policies are keeping us from being at the cutting edge of this medical technology.
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That is incredible. I want to see humanity stretched to it's capacity. What are we capable of? How far as a civilization can we go? I want to see...
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- phillyharper
- 10 months ago
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This makes me incredibly happy as well. Anticipation of the next few decades is starting to make my hands shake.
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well hey now there is a way to get stem cells without using fetus' even the religious right wingers cant possibly whine about this.....i hope.
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- AswegoAsdego
- 10 months ago
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