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Wake Forest Researchers Swap Skin Grafts For Cell Spraying

Posted by timothy on from the they-probably-getcha-on-the-refills dept.

TigerWolf2 writes with this excerpt from a Reuters story carried by Yahoo: "Inspired by a standard office inkjet printer, US researchers have rigged up a device that can spray skin cells directly onto burn victims, quickly protecting and healing their wounds as an alternative to skin grafts. ... Tests on mice showed the spray system, called bioprinting, could heal wounds quickly and safely, the researchers reported at the Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum."

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  1. Jews by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How many shekels is a Palestinian life worth to you fucking kikes??

    I hope someone invades your country and treats you the same way you treat the dark skinned natives you exterminate.

  2. Rat Pain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    please compare that to fetus pain.

  3. Re:The device is cheap, but the cartridges ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How about abortion doctors? Are their hands dirty?