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Fracture Putty Can Heal a Broken Bone In Days

Posted by Soulskill on from the silly-putty-not-as-effective dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If we break a bone it can take weeks or even month to heal depending on the type and severity of the break. In some extreme cases the complexity of the fracture can make it impossible to heal properly. Researchers at the University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center have come up with a new solution for healing broken bones that cuts recovery time to days. It relies on the use of stem cells that contain a bone generating protein. These cells are injected in gel form directly into the area of the broken bone, where they quickly get to work forming new bone. The end result is very rapid recovery, possibly sidestepping the muscle atrophy that can come with long bone healing times. The gel has been proven to work on animals as big as a sheep and has funding from the DoD. Lets hope it is proven to work on humans in the coming years."

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  1. How "silly" is it, though? by advtech · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can this putty pick up the comics section from the local newspaper as it heals your bones? If not, I'm out.

    1. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't know about comics, but it may be able to help a broken humerus.

    2. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Funny

      Would you really want the latest "Garfield" or "Hagar the Horrible" imprinted on your ulna?

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    3. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by Ihmhi · · Score: 5, Funny

      HI BILLY MAYS HERE FOR FRACTURE PUTTY! ARE YOU TIRED OF HOPPING AROUND ON CRUTCHES LIKE SOME SORT OF ALIEN BATTLE MECH?! DID YOU BREAK YOUR KNUCKLE BACKHANDING YOUR WIFE BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T CLEAN THE KITCHEN WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OXY-CLEAN?! DID THE SOUND WAVES FROM MY VOICE SHATTER THE BONES IN YOUR ARM?! THEN FRACTURE PUTTY IS FOR YOU!

      FRACTURE PUTTY CAN MEND BROKEN BONES FASTER THAN YOU CAN MEND YOUR LOVELESS MARRIAGE! DEVELOPED BY SCIENTISTS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF PLUMBER'S CRACK, FRACTURE PUTTY IS MADE OF INDESTRUCTABLE SPACE-AGE MEMORY FOAM POLYBICARBONATESILICADEXTROSEGLUTAMATE!

      ORDER NOW AND WE'LL SLASH THE PRICE FROM $39.99 TO $19.99! BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! ORDER IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES AND WE'LL INCLUDE A SECOND CONTAINER OF FRACTURE PUTTY ABSOLUTELY FREE!

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      And to get around the filter... Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

      P.S. I really wish they'd do away with the filters. It really hampers the possibility for creative ASCII art and the like that actually made Slashdot pretty cool back in the day. =\

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    4. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by pixelpusher220 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Given that it's been successful in tests on sheep...My assumption was the next step would be treating 'baaaaaaaad baaaaaaaacks'

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    5. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by Hillgiant · · Score: 5, Funny

      It really hampers the possibility for creative ASCII art and the like that actually made Slashdot pretty cool back in the day. =\

      And my "creative ASCII art", he means "penises".

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    6. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by Darinbob · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's like a flexible ipad.

    7. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by gmhowell · · Score: 5, Funny

      It appears to be some combination of the word "news" and the word "paper". I'm confuzzled however, what is "paper"?

      It's what we used before the three shells.

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    8. Re:How "silly" is it, though? by MagusSlurpy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, iPads flex! Once, at least.

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  2. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    People creating "jackass" type TV shows and youtube videos are up %1000

  3. Sheep by ChrisMaple · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'd steer clear of anyone involved in bones and sheep.

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    1. Re:Sheep by Ronin+Developer · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think you mean "boning sheep".

  4. Here we go... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The question we're all afraid to ask:

    What happens if I rub this stuff on my penis?

    1. Re:Here we go... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Depends how fast and hard you rub

    2. Re:Here we go... by schlachter · · Score: 4, Funny

      boner

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  5. Re:NOW they develop this... by Intropy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good God, y'all.

  6. Re:NOW they develop this... by pixelpusher220 · · Score: 5, Funny

    War is not useful. It's good for absolutely nothing.

    No..it always has the minimum benefit of teaching Americans geography.

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  7. not sure by no-body · · Score: 4, Funny

    what bone fracture has to do with ssh....
    anyway - weird things exist nowadays

  8. PuTTY by gnurfed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is there ANYTHING a telnet/SSH client CAN'T do? :p

  9. sheep in the metaphorical sense... by schlachter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, you mean they literally tested it on sheep. They weren't referencing the people who volunteered for testing?

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