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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OMG, another thing for the spammers to keep sending out!
I'll take a XXL please...
ummm...you have heard how often they "get it" right.
kinda jealous here...
"It's now possible to replace a defective, damaged, or diseased penis with a penis grown in a laboratory "
If your defective penis reacts to men, we can fix that now.
With swelling revenues skimming off the cream which will thicken the portfolios of millions.
Porn industry trying to reincarnate John Holmes?
Thank you for your post. EXcellent point!
I wonder, can they get a Senate seat for the artificial one, too?
I can't believe it took 39 posts before his name came up! Good Job.
Scientists...start working on it!
Geroge Michael: "I'll take a dozen..."
Headline alone is worth the ping...
Finally, Barney Frank has a pet he can truly love.
Jennifer Flowers wrote in her book and stated on live radio that Bill Clinton was hung like a hampster.
Good thing I scrolled through the responses or else I would have duplicated your very clever response. :-)
When discussing the Congress, you forgot brains. Along with no balls, they have no brains! IMO, we have lunatics running the Congress.
Did you know that?
no, Hillary only confiscated his left working testicle.
haha. one of my favorite Churchill quotes (to the effect of...)
"A young conservative (me!) has no heart, but an old liberal has no brain."
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