A man regrows an amputated finger

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A man who lost part of his finger in an accident has grown it back thanks to pioneering "regenerative medicine" work by researchers in the US.

Lee Spievak tells BBC New York Correspondent Matthew Price his story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7354298.stm

[MikeWB]

read this too: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/ ... nger.claim

[mastermg]

Junk science or another cover-up towards the military's interest? This needs to be looked into more.

Real interesting, great post.

[hireality]

I'd treat this one with caution. Doesn't quite scientifically stack up.
Unless of course, it's a good idea for humans to have cells and pieces of pigs installed a la Schwazenegger's heart valves.