New medical advancement can now regrow missing limbs

[Scarlet spidey]

This is a terrible thing, in 100 years or so when it is fully developed it will just be a strong justification to have a war. If a solider doesn't die, they usually lose a limb, give them a couple months and they will be back out there fighting again.

Oh don't worry about it. If humans are still around in 100 years we will probably have robots fighting for us instead of doing it ourselves.

 

[JayCaz]

does this mean I can finally get my headless girlfriend out of the shed?

 

[Nirvana]

I can grow back the tips of my fingers!

 

[Corey]

I hope I'm not encroaching on someone's personal private life, but isn't there a mod here that has lost a limb? This article should be a positive step for him.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Does this mean we'll have a bunch of Wolverine's and Deadpools running around?

If so, that is an awesome development.

 

[Mike_D202]

He said "it closed up completely in about 4 weeks."

Does that mean that his nerves and everything were exposed for almost a month?! weeeeiiirddd..and gross. I wonder if his finger looked like a tube before closing up.

 

[LazloSpeeker]

So if someone died of heart failure or kidney failure would it be possible to keep the rest of the body alive artificially until this 'pixie' dust regrew or repaired a new heart?

Even more, could you cut someones brain in half and then apply the dust to each half and grow two brains.

Or, how about this, cut off the hand of a just dead corpse and regrow an all new person in complete form and good health?

 

[Colossal Spoons]

^I'm pretty sure it only works on simple body parts like fingers right now. Not sure when complicated organs like hearts and brains will be regenerated; especially not w/ just extracellular matrix.

 

[The Geek Vault]

That's pretty crazy!

 

[Superman4ever]

Wow-wee his is old news. I thought that there was a thread about this already.

^I'm pretty sure it only works on simple body parts like fingers right now. Not sure when complicated organs like hearts and brains will be regenerated; especially not w/ just extracellular matrix.

It just regrows tips down to the dermal level. It doesn't regrow bone. This works by inducing a healing response to an injury rather than an immune response, which is the normal reaction to trauma. It's a step forward, but FAR from being applied to repair limbs or regrow Doc. Conner's r. arm.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Wow-wee his is old news. I thought that there was a thread about this already.



It just regrows tips down to the dermal level. It doesn't regrow bone. This works by inducing a healing response to an injury rather than an immune response, which is the normal reaction to trauma. It's a step forward, but FAR from being applied to repair limbs or regrow Doc. Conner's r. arm.

Yeah, I never assumed the bone was regrown at all. Def not just using ECM

 

[Superman4ever]

I wonder if you cut your penis off, if the new one will be bigger?

Doesn't work that way, it'll probably just close off the wound. So keep your nub.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Stem cell research sounds far more promising than this anyway

 

[SFII]

Dr. Kurt Connors FTW.

 

[Jplaya2023]

somewhere doc conners is smiling

 

[The Spider-Bat]

If Spider-Man 4's gonna have the Lizard... better do it soon.

 

[Superman4ever]

Stem cell research sounds far more promising than this anyway

Indeed, but Bush and his Christofacist cronies, put the kibosh on that, sadly.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Indeed, but Bush and his Christofacist cronies, put the kibosh on that, sadly.

We'll get a supportive president one day