Wolverine IRL

Cybsled · 04-30-2008, 05:05 PM

BBC NEWS | Health | The man who grew a finger

That's pretty fucking awesome. Can you imagine the applications of this if they are able to refine it?

It's no wonder the military is interested in this.

Tuco · 04-30-2008, 05:07 PM

Needs more claws.

Jabberwhacky · 04-30-2008, 05:18 PM

Ya, sorry, that's "Wolverine dust" not "Wolverine IRL." The man is irrelevant. You got my hopes up for nothing

Bub.

PerritoBites · 04-30-2008, 05:20 PM

Well, at least the post was better than I was expecting... I clicked thinking I was going to see some fat guy dressed up as wolverine or something.

TheCutlery · 04-30-2008, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cybsled

BBC NEWS | Health | The man who grew a finger

That's pretty fucking awesome. Can you imagine the applications of this if they are able to refine it?

It's no wonder the military is interested in this.

Eh?

Fingertip regrowth is nothing new. My mom cut hers off in some kinda sewing accident many years ago, can't even tell.

The problem is finding a way to grow MORE than a fingertip. Currently there appears to be a biological disconnect that prevents our cells from doing that on something like an entire limb. There was an article a month or 2 ago on this in one of the science mags. Good read, they're working on figuring out why salamanders regrow limbs, what causes it, and how to manage it. They can regrow a foot at any point on a salamander's leg now, so they're making some progress, but it's still a LONG way from getting the exact science down, and then transferring that knowledge to humans.

Cybsled · 04-30-2008, 05:34 PM

This could have massive benefits for burn victims in theory, though.

EmpireF4i · 04-30-2008, 05:48 PM

Too bad he didnt find this out till he was 69. He could have been way cooler in school and not ended up working in a hobby shop all his life.

Grave · 04-30-2008, 06:53 PM

Thread should be titled THE LIZARD.

Can't cut ol' Wolvies finger off anyway.

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Cybsled Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,011	Wolverine IRL BBC NEWS \| Health \| The man who grew a finger That's pretty fucking awesome. Can you imagine the applications of this if they are able to refine it? It's no wonder the military is interested in this. __________________ Training the citizens of Norrath from 1999-2003!

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Tuco Forum Janitor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Detroit Posts: 8,082 +14 Internets	Needs more claws. __________________ Arthur's Hall: A Forum for men.

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Cybsled Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,011	This could have massive benefits for burn victims in theory, though. __________________ Training the citizens of Norrath from 1999-2003!

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Grave Slightly OP Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,091 +21 Internets	Thread should be titled THE LIZARD. Can't cut ol' Wolvies finger off anyway. __________________

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04-30-2008, 05:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jabberwhacky Walker told me I have AIDS Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In da FACE!! (two times) Posts: 2,597	Ya, sorry, that's "Wolverine dust" not "Wolverine IRL." The man is irrelevant. You got my hopes up for nothing Bub.

04-30-2008, 05:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
EmpireF4i Right as the mail Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,284 -20 Internets	Too bad he didnt find this out till he was 69. He could have been way cooler in school and not ended up working in a hobby shop all his life.