Mice Regenerating Complete Organs--from "The Australian"
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16417002%255E30417,00.html
Prostheses? Bionics? Transplants? Screw 'em! Scientists in Australia engineered mice (very close, genetically, to humans) that can regenerate ENTIRE ORGANS, as well as simple limbs like toes and tails.
Furthermore, the mice don't have to be genetically engineered to make it work. Injections of certain types of cells into normal mice generate the same results!
I would think it's possible that in the forseeable future--even within our lifetimes, this could be applied to domesticated animals, and maybe even humans.
Randomlittleisland
02-09-2005, 23:43
Oh my God!!! Unkillable uber-mice!!! Run!! There're coming for us all!!! :eek:
Neo-Anarchists
03-09-2005, 01:56
This is amazing! And quite heartening too. I was beginning to think that we were sort of stuck in rut with research of this sort, in that I hadn't heard of much progress lately.
This would be wonderful if we could get it to work in humans. Think of what could be done for land-mine victims, or soldiers, or amputees, or other limb-deficient people. Then, think of what could be done for those who have had heart attacks, or those who have liver problems, and all that!
It's too bad it won't work with the brain though.
I found the prospect of increased lifespans quite interesting too. I am going to have to remember to continue looking for this story elsewhere at some later date to figure out if the mice do live longer or not.
Lunatic Goofballs
03-09-2005, 01:59
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16417002%255E30417,00.html
Prostheses? Bionics? Transplants? Screw 'em! Scientists in Australia engineered mice (very close, genetically, to humans) that can regenerate ENTIRE ORGANS, as well as simple limbs like toes and tails.
Furthermore, the mice don't have to be genetically engineered to make it work. Injections of certain types of cells into normal mice generate the same results!
I would think it's possible that in the forseeable future--even within our lifetimes, this could be applied to domesticated animals, and maybe even humans.
Great news for my genitals. :)
Great news for my genitals. :)
Thanks. You just made me spit all over my monitor.
Again, thanks.