Injectable Artificial Bone Developed 105
An anonymous reader writes in with the news that British scientists have invented artificial "injectable bone" that flows like toothpaste and hardens in the body. This new regenerative medicine technology provides a scaffold for the formation of blood vessels and bone tissue, then biodegrades. The injectable bone can also deliver stem cells directly to the site of bone repair, the researchers say. "Not only does the technique reduce the need for dangerous surgery, it also avoids damaging neighboring areas, said [the inventor]. The technology's superiority over existing alternatives is the novel hardening process and strength of the bond... Older products heat up as they harden, killing surrounding cells, whereas 'injectable bone' hardens at body temperature — without generating heat — making a very porous, biodegradable structure."
Sounds like a grat murder weapon (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a grat murder weapon (Score:5, Funny)
So I'm not the only one missing the "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" tag?
Been injecting my bone into chicks for years. (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah yeah. It's /. Nobody believes me.
They just don't realize how ugly these chicks have been.
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substitution (Score:2, Funny)
Bah - old story. (Score:5, Funny)
This is extremely old news - The injectable bone story was covered by the Sun [thesun.co.uk] two years ago....
Re:heh (Score:3, Funny)
Anyone else imagine a caulking gun shoved into a guy?
Thanks to goatse, I don't have to.
-- Do you need the literal version? Here, let me draw a picture.
Your sig makes your post even more disturbing.
Look out Pfizer (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Bah - old story. (Score:3, Funny)
Ha! funny... the sun should be the source of all my tech new from now on it seems
Re:Great, an alternative to tattoos! (Score:3, Funny)
This seems like a much better alternative than silicone or teflon or whatever they're using these days. I could go for
Except that it isn't permanent and naturally degrades. Everybody knows it isn't a real bodymod unless you'll still be rockin' it in the nursery home.
Re:No surgery? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Now if they could just... (Score:2, Funny)
Maybe fat people could use it to become big boned, so they could use that as an excuse.
Innuendo ahoy (Score:5, Funny)
...you just make a little hole or two, yank everything around to where you want it, squirt in some bone juice...
This product will need some careful marketing.
Re:heh (Score:5, Funny)
Following the snicker to the Gods of obvious marketing difficulties, I imagined that a new model of the common female "Personal Massager" (AKA Dildo) was in development...
Well I'm (Score:3, Funny)
I'm developing an artificial bone right now that I'd sure like to inject into something...
Re:Dental Applications? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm not sure if I would want my teeth to biodegrade just quietly.
Re:Now if they could just... (Score:4, Funny)
5'10 is a perfectly normal height for a guy. Most women are shorter, unless they're wearing heals.
And in case they sustain a terrible foot injury, they can use this injectable paste to heal their heals.
Re:Sounds like a grat murder weapon (Score:5, Funny)
The prototype works on the honour system. When the person gets injected, they agree not to die straightaway, to give the poison time to leave the system. After a few days, when they get a certain phone call they're expected to drop dead.
Re:Dental Applications? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a grat murder weapon (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sounds like a grat murder weapon (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dental Applications? (Score:3, Funny)
So, when people at work call you Frankenstein, do you remind them that Frankenstein was the doctor, not the guy made out of dead bodies?
Re:No surgery? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:heh (Score:3, Funny)
--Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
So does yours.