Scientists aim to regenerate soldiers' lost limbs

[Roon]

PITTSBURGH - Like no war before, the war in Iraq has seen unprecedented numbers of injuries due to surprise bomb attacks. And like no other war before, troops are often surviving those attacks, though many of them lose limbs or suffer severe burns. That has led researchers to create the Soldier Treatment and Regeneration Consortium with the goal of growing back body parts, like ears and fingers, and treating burns.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11748883/

[yourout]

1. Soo they grow new limbs and send them back into action.

[Deja Q]

14. Exactly. "Day of the Dove" is no longer a sci-fi masterpiece...

It's intended to become reality.

if only they can wipe out the need for food.

[sakabatou]

2. I play the Enchantment, regenerate!

Magic card geek.

[Xeric]

3. It would be great if this could be done

Maybe if the right wingers weren't so against stem cell research we'd make progress on this front and others. With the backwardness and contempt for science that this administration has it is more likely some other country will develop this before the US does.

[newyawker99]

13. Hi Xeric!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[sheelz]

4. This could help push for stem cell research

New jaw grown on patient's back

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3598710.stm

[Terry_M]

5. There was a science fiction short story

in which soldiers kept getting patched up with plastic organs, got a month off and were sent right back in after getting blown up a bit.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Somebody getting paid to do this study?

Somebody with strong connections to the republican party?

[struggle4progress]

11. That's about the right response to this sort of snake-oil salesmanship.

[sheelz]

7. They grew an ear too!

[FreedomAngel82]

8. I hope they are successful

That would be great for those soldiers. I wonder how that would work (growing back body parts).

[Canuckistanian]

9. Wonder if they can make some parts bigger?

Like, um, ah..

Never mind.

[Deja Q]

15. Oh, just take a pill for that and call me 3 weeks later...

:rofl:

[Coastie for Truth]

10. They have had good luck with "prosthetic" skin

This work is done at the University of Pittsburgh's "McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine" and the joint Carnegie Mellon University - University of Pittsburgh "Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative."

[aden_nak]

12. Just don't go using any stem cells, boys.