Posted on 05/25/2006 5:57:41 AM PDT by Mikey_1962
It's now possible to replace a defective, damaged, or diseased penis with a penis grown in a laboratory -- in rabbits.
But the finding promises an amazing new treatment for infants, boys, and men who suffer penis disfigurement. The replacement organ would be grown on a penis-shaped matrix seeded with cells from the patient's own body.
Researcher Anthony Atala, MD, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, reported the findings at this week’s annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Atlanta.
"Our goal is eventually to treat infants and adults with birth defects, penis trauma, or penis cancer," Atala tells WebMD. "But this is a future goal. We are now deciding which animal model to explore next."
While human trials are still far off, the Atala team's recent accomplishments make their goal highly credible. Atala and colleagues recently reported successfully using much the same technique to replace defective bladders in human children with spina bifida.
In the rabbit study, Atala's team removed the penises from rabbits and entirely replaced the organs with penises grown from the animal's own cells
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Well, I still think Thumper should be Humper!!
I can see the movie now: "Thumper gets his groove back"
hehe, I hope there aren't children reading this!!
Maybe Paula Jones had it and it was evidence against him in her Sexual Harassment law suit???
LOL! Too bad the Judge mistook it for a Vienna sausage.
beer + screen
I was originally talking about his balls...but that's ok. And the judge actually thought it was an over cooked and badly shriveled cocktail weenie. :)
:~)
I'm trying to imagine the packaging at the local drug store. Wonder if they will be available in neon colors eventually. Marilyn Manson will love this.
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