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I saw this license plate the other day. If you can tell me why it's funny, I'll give you a cookie.
"AUG UGA"
I'm pretty sure most of you saw the story about the guy who got a new jaw implanted that the doctors grew in his back. This is really spiffy science. Me, being a nerd, saw it on CNN and went straight to the original paper to read the "real story". Here are some selected quotes from the article. The translation from Science Jargon to English is given in italics after each selection.
"Even with his edentulous jaws, he was now able to undertake a small amount of mastication."
He doesn't have teeth, but he can chew.
"The patient was also satisfied with the aesthetic outcome of the procedure."
He likes the way his new jaw looks. Well, wouldn't you? Sheesh...
"Although this method was clearly successful, we cannot conclude whether regeneration of bone tissue was attributable to the bone-marrow cells or BMP7 - it is likely to have been a combination of the two."
We're not exactly sure how this worked, but IT WORKED!! The man has a jaw! We can go back and figure out the mechanism later. The important part is that it worked!! *happy dance*
The paper was extremely cool. The citation is as follows, if you've got access to online journals (meaning, primarily university-type people).
Warnke, PH, Springer, ING, et al. (2004). "Growth and transplantation of a custom vascularised bone graft in a man." Lancet 364: 766-770
"AUG UGA"
I'm pretty sure most of you saw the story about the guy who got a new jaw implanted that the doctors grew in his back. This is really spiffy science. Me, being a nerd, saw it on CNN and went straight to the original paper to read the "real story". Here are some selected quotes from the article. The translation from Science Jargon to English is given in italics after each selection.
"Even with his edentulous jaws, he was now able to undertake a small amount of mastication."
He doesn't have teeth, but he can chew.
"The patient was also satisfied with the aesthetic outcome of the procedure."
He likes the way his new jaw looks. Well, wouldn't you? Sheesh...
"Although this method was clearly successful, we cannot conclude whether regeneration of bone tissue was attributable to the bone-marrow cells or BMP7 - it is likely to have been a combination of the two."
We're not exactly sure how this worked, but IT WORKED!! The man has a jaw! We can go back and figure out the mechanism later. The important part is that it worked!! *happy dance*
The paper was extremely cool. The citation is as follows, if you've got access to online journals (meaning, primarily university-type people).
Warnke, PH, Springer, ING, et al. (2004). "Growth and transplantation of a custom vascularised bone graft in a man." Lancet 364: 766-770