how to regrow a finger

April 30, 2008 at 11:48 pm (innovation, people, science)

Apparently, there’s some sort of “pixie dust” created by Dr. Stephen Badylak (University of Pittsburgh) that can help regenerate tissue. An Ohio man accidentally lost a sizeable bit of a finger, then brushed the “extracellular matrix” (the scientific name) on, and it grew back in 4 months.

The regrown finger tip (nail and all) is not just cosmetic but entirely functional. The substance seemingly prevents scar tissue from forming and is processed from the lining of a pig’s bladder in a lab. If you are thinking how naive or nuts I am, then read (and watch) it on today’s BBC news. I’m in utter disbelief myself!

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