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science-and-technology1 year ago•2 min saved

Blood-Based Living Material Promises Bone Repair

Researchers have developed a blood-based implant that enhances the body's natural healing processes to repair broken bones. This "biocooperative regenerative" material uses synthetic peptides to strengthen the blood clotting mechanism, showing promising results in rat tests. The implant, which can be 3D-printed, could potentially be adapted for human use, offering a novel approach to regenerative medicine by leveraging the body's own repair mechanisms. The study highlights the potential of using blood-derived materials for medical treatments.

via ScienceAlert|

#3d-printing #biotechnology #blood-based-implants

science3 years ago•2 min saved

Genetically engineered mice grow antlers, paving way for human limb regeneration.

Chinese researchers have genetically engineered mice to grow tiny deer antlers by implanting stem cells from deer into the rodents. The technique could lead to new treatments for bone injuries or regrowing lost limbs. The researchers hope to expand the capacity of modern medicine by identifying newly-identified stem cell types. The study suggests that deer have an application in clinical bone repair and the induction of human cells into antler-like cells could be used in regenerative medicine for skeletal injuries or limb regeneration.

via Boing Boing|

#bone-repair #deer-antlers #genetic-engineering

science3 years ago•3 min saved

Deer Antler Stem Cells Used to Grow Mini Antlers on Mice

Chinese researchers have found that deer antler blastema progenitor cells could be a source of conserved regeneration cells in higher vertebrates, with potential applications in clinical bone repair. The study suggests that there are relatively conserved cellular and molecular mechanisms for the only two known cases of regenerative capacity in mammalian appendage organs, deer antlers and mouse foretoe tips. The researchers successfully isolated the essential cell types for regeneration and grew antler-like boney cartilage formations on the skull caps of laboratory mice.

via Phys.org|

#bone-repair #deer-antlers #mammals