Scientists have successfully “grown” a new living rat limb using tissues and a leg from a deceased rat. The limb is able to circulate blood and contract at 80% of the strength of the appendage of a new born rat.
Now before we get too excited this feat in science research is merely a step towards relinquishing our reliance on mechanical prosthetics. We’re still unable to create bone and marrow (along with many other things)
Creating a limb and being able to efficiently and profitably attach these body parts to a living being without complications is a whole ‘nother ball game.
Advances in technology are being made every day. [We’re moving forward in “curing” paralysis in patients [url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/british-doctors-on-brink-of-cure-for-paralysis-9807010.html]Article[/url] ]
Do you believe medical discoveries will someday be able to heal any disease or injury?
[spoiler](Don’t mention viruses. We don’t talk about those bastahds)[/spoiler]
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What if they like put that over a narrow prosthetic? The prosthetic would act as the bone and the limb would you know, just be the limb. Just a thought.
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Finally you can grown some balls
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Artificial limbs cause autism.
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Edited by Smarkdow: 10/21/2015 9:07:49 PMThat's incredible, but to be honest, if I lost an arm and needed a replacement, I'd opt for one of these^ instead.
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Now I can live out my childhood dream of throwing lab-grown rat parts at people on the streets of Beijing.
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Eww gross! A triumph of science and medicine... But GROSS!
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Scientists can already change stuff like skin cells into heart cells. I figure this would shortly come
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I saw this article a couple days ago. Pretty sweet. But things like this will eventually lead to the discussion of what is organic or even what is and isn't human.
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doode
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Shit niqqa, crazy how we do that
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As long as religion doesn't get in the way, yes
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We have had cloning technology for years, it's just that it's not practical.
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I'm one step closer to being a T1000
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South park did it lol
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Just give me limb regeneration and I'm happy.
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The Amazing Spider Man
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I grew a limb [spoiler]my Boner[/spoiler]
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I would love it if we could replace organs like in the Halo novels. They could clone them real fast and perform a transplant. And just imagine prosthetics ACTUALLY made out of biological materials. That would br so cool. Hopefully we'll figure all that stuff out in the future.
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That's still impressive
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good to see they are making progress on this
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In b4 'Artificial limbs cause autism'
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But life can only come from Jebus!
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Yes! Now I can finally grow a penis on my thigh and use it to -blam!- myself. Thank you science!!
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dis..... so mush fkin dis..... TECNOLOGY BEECHES
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And now I can get a pen¡s!
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THIS IS HOW IT STARTS