Scientists Turn Wood Into Bone

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 8, 2010 @10:13AM from the better-golems-on-the-way dept.

Bob the Super Hamster writes "The BBC is reporting that scientists in Italy have developed a method to convert rattan wood into a bone-like substance. The bone replacement is currently being tested in sheep, where, when inserted into the area of a fracture, it joins with the existing bone and eventually fuses. Unlike other bone replacements, this one actually has load-bearing ability and also naturally fuses with the existing bone. Additionally, since it is porous like real bone, nerves and blood vessels can pass through it."

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Re:Dupezilla strike again. by royallthefourth · 2010-01-08 10:36 · Score: 2, Insightful

Some stories kick so much ass that I don't mind reading them twice.
Re:Wood vs Bone by Dishevel · 2010-01-08 12:30 · Score: 2, Insightful

No. The bone goes where it is Bushy not wooded.

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