Penis tissue replaced in the lab Rabbits....really... Hare Spray sales explode...
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Tissue created in a laboratory has been used to completely replace the erectile tissue of the penis in animals.
The advance raises hopes of being able to restore full function to human penises that have been damaged by injury or disease.
Rabbits given the engineered tissue by the scientists from Wake Forest University in North Carolina had normal sexual function and produced offspring.
The study appears online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Anthony Atala said: "Further studies are required, of course, but our results are encouraging and suggest that the technology has considerable potential for patients who need penile reconstruction.
"Our hope is that patients with congenital abnormalities, penile cancer, traumatic injury and some cases of erectile dysfunction will benefit from this technology in the future."
Reconstructing damaged or diseased penile erectile tissue is a tough challenge because of the tissue's complex structure and function.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8347008.stm
The advance raises hopes of being able to restore full function to human penises that have been damaged by injury or disease.
Rabbits given the engineered tissue by the scientists from Wake Forest University in North Carolina had normal sexual function and produced offspring.
The study appears online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Anthony Atala said: "Further studies are required, of course, but our results are encouraging and suggest that the technology has considerable potential for patients who need penile reconstruction.
"Our hope is that patients with congenital abnormalities, penile cancer, traumatic injury and some cases of erectile dysfunction will benefit from this technology in the future."
Reconstructing damaged or diseased penile erectile tissue is a tough challenge because of the tissue's complex structure and function.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8347008.stm
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vincius
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The obvious answer to all this if true is........ VO5....... hare...spray.... brings dead Hare back to life.... think about the marketing possibilities... alot better than Viagra commercials!
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vincius
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norml37
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Wonder what Elephan tissue does? ;@)
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norml37
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vincius
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norml37:
Packs a big trunk?
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vincius
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vincius
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norml37:
Reuplican Sex you'll never forget?
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vincius
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sophosthegreat
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Urm, anyone else think it's slightly cruel to do this to bunnies? Leave bunny peen alone
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sophosthegreat
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hack26
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sophosthegreat:
I agree, save the bunny peen! Maybe they should try experimenting with a less cute animal... I don't care what happens to rat peen.
Great, now I have "bunny peen" stuck in my head! (please notice the quotation marks).
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hack26
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tangibleparadox
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i find this post hilarious and amazing at the same time. good to know those rabbits can, er, keep at it. ;P
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vincius
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Or less Hare...more head?
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vincius
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vincius
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To Hare is now Human...
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