Major Tom Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Scientists have created part of the jaw joint in the lab using human adult stem cells. They say it is the first time a complex, anatomically-sized bone has been accurately created in this way. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8290138.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
★ Citsonga ★ Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 That's awesome! It's also cool that they can do it with adult stem cell donations, since that avoids the controversy stirred up by the religious right over fetuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpheliaGinger Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 They'll find someway of protesting it (like we are playing god). It'll be the same uproar like they did when science first introduced in vitro fertilization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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