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Grow Your Own Replacement Bones

Posted by michael on from the not-made-of-adamantium-unfortunately dept.

Tim writes "New Scientist reports on a German man who had a complete jaw transplant, after having his cancerous jawbone removed nine years ago. The twist? This jawbone was grown on his shoulder, using a titanium mold, bone marrow, and recombinant bone morphogenic protein." There's also a BBC story.

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  1. Re:This really bites by bitrott · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's too bad Slashdot doesn't have a "Groan-Inducing" moderation. Cause you'd be in negative territory my friend. ;)