[Carlhole]

MailOnline

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')cientists have grown a liver in a laboratory, offering fresh hope to hundreds of thousands of patients with diseased and damaged organs. It raises the prospect of those in need of transplants one day being offered livers that are ‘made to order’. The first pieces of lab-grown livers could be used in hospitals within just five years, the researchers said.

[dinopello]

That's all well and good, but how does is taste ?

[eastbay]

Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper if people simply quit putting C2H5OH and other poisonous chemicals such as those found in 99.999% of meat into their bodies?

[basil_hayden]

Yeah, but is there a Bunsen burner handy to fry up some bacon and onions in that lab?

That's the real question.

[Carlhole]

Building a Substitute Pancreas for Diabetics

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')mplants containing specially wrapped insulin-producing cells derived from embryonic stem cells can regulate blood sugar in mice for several months, according to research presented this month at the International Society for Stem Cell Research conference in San Francisco. San Diego-based ViaCyte (formerly Novocell), which is developing the implant as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, is now beginning the safety testing required for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before human testing can start.

"It's still a long road toward a treatment for diabetes, but in my mind they have made astonishing progress," says Gordon Weir, head of Islet Transplantation and Cell Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center, in Boston. But he cautions that taking the next step is likely to be tricky. The technology "tends to work well in rodents, but moving it to larger animals gets more complicated," says Weir, who is not involved with the company. "You need more cells, and we're guessing the immune system [reaction] is more complex."

[quadzillajim]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'W')ouldn't it be easier and cheaper if people simply quit putting C2H5OH and other poisonous chemicals such as those found in 99.999% of meat into their bodies?

[Serial_Worrier]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'W')ouldn't it be easier and cheaper if people simply quit putting C2H5OH and other poisonous chemicals such as those found in 99.999% of meat into their bodies?

[radon]

Paralysed man can stand and move his legs again

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')r Summers: ''The moment I stood up, I was in disbelief''

A US man who was paralysed from the chest down after being hit by a car is now able to stand with electrical stimulation of his spinal cord.

Rob Summers, from Oregon, said standing on his own was "the most amazing feeling".

He can voluntarily move his toes, hips, knees and ankles and also walk on a treadmill while being supported,...

Doctors surgically implanted 16 electrodes into his spine.

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[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Carlhole', '[') Next stop Pancreas.

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[eXpat]

Yummy
1.Clean and halve the cloned livers. Place them in a bowl or clear plastic bag and coat them with 2 tablespoons of cornflour.

2.Heat the oil in a wok. Add the livers and fry until browned. Don't overcook them! The insides should still be pink. Reduce the heat slightly.

3. Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl, and add to the wok. Continue stirring until the sauce has heated through and begun to thicken. Serve with rice and vegetables, if desired.