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Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem cells

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:10 pm
by Grandpa's Spells
http://gizmodo.com/5920147/scientists-c ... ag=science

Not the embryonic stem cells, from skin cells. The ability to grow replacement parts may come sooner than expected.

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:39 pm
by Pinky
BURN THE WITCH!!!

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:06 pm
by TerryB
Pinky wrote:BURN THE WITCH!!!
:snigger

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:48 pm
by nafod
Grandpa's Spells wrote:Not the embryonic stem cells, from skin cells.
I'm going to get my liver tattooed.

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:07 pm
by Fat Cat
Pass the whiskey.

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:53 pm
by The Crawdaddy
Fat Cat wrote:Pass the whiskey.
Hehe. You read my mind Fats.

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:37 am
by bigpeach
I'd be curious to see how well a liver made from Native American skin holds up.

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:35 am
by odin
Liver= tasty. If this works then we may have solved our food resource issues for the next century. Brilliant.

Re: Holy shit. Scientist grow liver tissue from skin stem c

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:43 pm
by tough old man
I'm going to get my liver tattooed.
Read Mark Leyner much?