Fracture Putty Can Heal a Broken Bone In Days 236
An anonymous reader writes "If we break a bone it can take weeks or even month to heal depending on the type and severity of the break. In some extreme cases the complexity of the fracture can make it impossible to heal properly. Researchers at the University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center have come up with a new solution for healing broken bones that cuts recovery time to days. It relies on the use of stem cells that contain a bone generating protein. These cells are injected in gel form directly into the area of the broken bone, where they quickly get to work forming new bone. The end result is very rapid recovery, possibly sidestepping the muscle atrophy that can come with long bone healing times. The gel has been proven to work on animals as big as a sheep and has funding from the DoD. Lets hope it is proven to work on humans in the coming years."
How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
Can this putty pick up the comics section from the local newspaper as it heals your bones? If not, I'm out.
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
People creating "jackass" type TV shows and youtube videos are up %1000
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know about comics, but it may be able to help a broken humerus.
Sheep (Score:4, Funny)
Here we go... (Score:5, Funny)
The question we're all afraid to ask:
What happens if I rub this stuff on my penis?
Re:Sheep (Score:5, Funny)
I think you mean "boning sheep".
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
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And to get around the filter... Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
P.S. I really wish they'd do away with the filters. It really hampers the possibility for creative ASCII art and the like that actually made Slashdot pretty cool back in the day. =\
Re:Here we go... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:NOW they develop this... (Score:5, Funny)
Good God, y'all.
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:NOW they develop this... (Score:5, Funny)
War is not useful. It's good for absolutely nothing.
No..it always has the minimum benefit of teaching Americans geography.
not sure (Score:5, Funny)
what bone fracture has to do with ssh....
anyway - weird things exist nowadays
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
It really hampers the possibility for creative ASCII art and the like that actually made Slashdot pretty cool back in the day. =\
And my "creative ASCII art", he means "penises".
PuTTY (Score:5, Funny)
sheep in the metaphorical sense... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, you mean they literally tested it on sheep. They weren't referencing the people who volunteered for testing?
Re:Here we go... (Score:5, Funny)
boner
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:4, Funny)
It's like a flexible ipad.
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:5, Funny)
It appears to be some combination of the word "news" and the word "paper". I'm confuzzled however, what is "paper"?
It's what we used before the three shells.
Re:How "silly" is it, though? (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, iPads flex! Once, at least.