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Time for a sandwich: Doctors use man's back to make jaw by Laughing Boy at 11:46 am EDT, Aug 27, 2004 |
] A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer ] has enjoyed his first meal in nine years %u2014 a ] bratwurst sandwich %u2014 after surgeons grew a new jaw ] bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth ] in what experts call an "ambitious" experiment. ] ] According to this week's issue of The Lancet medical ] journal, the German doctors used a mesh cage, a growth ] chemical and the patient's own bone marrow, containing ] stem cells, to create a new jaw bone that fit exactly ] into the gap left by the cancer surgery. ] ] Tests have not been done yet to verify whether the bone ] was created by the blank-slate stem cells and it is too ] early to tell whether the jaw will function normally in ] the long term. But the operation is the first published ] report of a whole bone being engineered and incubated ] inside a patient's body and transplanted. ] ] Stem cells are the master cells of the body that go on to ] become every tissue in the body. They are a hot area of ] research with scientists trying to find ways to prompt ] them to make desired tissues, and perhaps organs. Unreal! -LB |
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RE: Time for a sandwich: Doctors use man's back to make jaw by Vile at 8:13 pm EDT, Aug 27, 2004 |
Laughing Boy wrote: ] ] A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer ] ] has enjoyed his first meal in nine years %u2014 a ] ] bratwurst sandwich %u2014 after surgeons grew a new jaw ] ] bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth ] ] in what experts call an "ambitious" experiment. ] ] ] ] According to this week's issue of The Lancet medical ] ] journal, the German doctors used a mesh cage, a growth ] ] chemical and the patient's own bone marrow, containing ] ] stem cells, to create a new jaw bone that fit exactly ] ] into the gap left by the cancer surgery. ] ] ] ] Tests have not been done yet to verify whether the bone ] ] was created by the blank-slate stem cells and it is too ] ] early to tell whether the jaw will function normally in ] ] the long term. But the operation is the first published ] ] report of a whole bone being engineered and incubated ] ] inside a patient's body and transplanted. ] ] ] ] Stem cells are the master cells of the body that go on to ] ] become every tissue in the body. They are a hot area of ] ] research with scientists trying to find ways to prompt ] ] them to make desired tissues, and perhaps organs. ] ] Unreal! -LB This is stupid. You put this up now? It was on google last night, asshole! Tell me something I don't already fucking know! |
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Time for a sandwich: Doctors use man's back to make jaw by k at 1:35 pm EDT, Aug 27, 2004 |
] A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer ] has enjoyed his first meal in nine years %u2014 a ] bratwurst sandwich %u2014 after surgeons grew a new jaw ] bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth ] in what experts call an "ambitious" experiment. ] ] According to this week's issue of The Lancet medical ] journal, the German doctors used a mesh cage, a growth ] chemical and the patient's own bone marrow, containing ] stem cells, to create a new jaw bone that fit exactly ] into the gap left by the cancer surgery. ] ] Tests have not been done yet to verify whether the bone ] was created by the blank-slate stem cells and it is too ] early to tell whether the jaw will function normally in ] the long term. But the operation is the first published ] report of a whole bone being engineered and incubated ] inside a patient's body and transplanted. ] ] Stem cells are the master cells of the body that go on to ] become every tissue in the body. They are a hot area of ] research with scientists trying to find ways to prompt ] them to make desired tissues, and perhaps organs. Unreal! -LB |
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RE: Time for a sandwich: Doctors use man's back to make jaw by biochik007 at 4:17 pm EDT, Aug 27, 2004 |
k wrote: ] ] A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer ] ] has enjoyed his first meal in nine years %u2014 a ] ] bratwurst sandwich %u2014 after surgeons grew a new jaw ] ] bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth ] ] in what experts call an "ambitious" experiment. ] ] ] ] According to this week's issue of The Lancet medical ] ] journal, the German doctors used a mesh cage, a growth ] ] chemical and the patient's own bone marrow, containing ] ] stem cells, to create a new jaw bone that fit exactly ] ] into the gap left by the cancer surgery. ] ] ] ] Tests have not been done yet to verify whether the bone ] ] was created by the blank-slate stem cells and it is too ] ] early to tell whether the jaw will function normally in ] ] the long term. But the operation is the first published ] ] report of a whole bone being engineered and incubated ] ] inside a patient's body and transplanted. ] ] ] ] Stem cells are the master cells of the body that go on to ] ] become every tissue in the body. They are a hot area of ] ] research with scientists trying to find ways to prompt ] ] them to make desired tissues, and perhaps organs. ] ] Unreal! -LB Very cool....... |
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