RE: Replacement fingers grown?

From: Billy Brown (ewbrownv@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jun 30 1999 - 19:59:52 MDT


Brian Atkins wrote:
> What do you think of this article:
>
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/hl/story.html?s=v/nm/19990629
> /hl/fin11_1.html

Sounds about in line with what I'd expect tissue engineering to be working
on right now. Note, however, that they aren't growing any nerves or blood
vessels in these artificial fingers. Its a very good start, and usefull for
cosmetic purposes, but they aren't fully functional replacements yet.

Billy Brown, MCSE+I
ewbrownv@mindspring.com



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