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Patches for a Broken Heart

Posted by timothy on from the a-few-days-late dept.

dnahelix writes: "From NASA, Patches for a Broken Heart Using a space-age device called a bioreactor, researchers have grown patches of tissue that beat and respond much like a human heart does. This was reported in October of 1999, Scientists Grow Heart Tissue in Bioreactor, however, it appears progress is being made. The new article includes an animated gif of pulsing tissue!" From the article: "They'll pick a rate and they'll beat at it," says Freed. "If you blow on them, they'll change." They're very sensitive to stimulation, she says. "If they warm up or cool down, if someone slams the door, their rate can change."

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  1. Too late by spt · · Score: 2, Funny


    I needed a patch for a broken heart on the 14th

  2. Pulsing tissue... by eggstasy · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...would make a great dil^H^H^H adult toy! ;))))
    Ok, ok, I know, I'm a perv. Sorry :)
    But if you think about it, this could revolutionize the whole industry, really. How much more realistic could a "toy" get than actual living pulsing flesh?

    There's tons of lonely people out there, sick of plastic, glass and cold metal, yearning for the real thing. We should not look down at such devices, they provide a valuable service to the "beauty-deprived" who nevertheless should be able to experience a realistic sexual experience.

    Remember your Maslow pyramid: Sex is a basic human need (and right), placed on the same level as eating, drinking and using the WC.