Re-Growing Organs

Feb 04, 2010 22:44

"Lee Spievack sliced off a half-inch of this finger - but with the help of doctors and a special medical powder, he grew it back"

"That powder is a substance made from pig bladders called extracellular matrix. It is a mix of protein and connective tissue surgeons often use to repair tendons and it holds some of the secrets behind the emerging new science of regenerative medicine."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/22/sunday/main3960219.shtml

regeneration, medicine, biotechnology, health, life-extension

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