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It’s only a small step towards a brave new world of medicine, but scientists in Columbia’s Biomedical Engineering Department, led by Professor Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, have successfully created part of a jaw joint from stem cells.
The scientists say that the joint (at right) is the first “complex, anatomically-sized bone” created using stem cells, and will create new ways for scientists to treat joint disorders, and repair various skeletal problems.Vunjak-Novakovic said, “We thought the jawbone would be the most rigorous test of our technique; if you can make this, you can make any shape.
Plus, even a stem cell bone is significantly less weird than a snake with a hand.
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@Charlotte Yea, SEAS!!!!
@am i the only one who is utterly grossed out by the porousness and what looks like tiny hairs on this?
utterly irrational, but still, a gut reaction.
@Nope it’s super gross. Likewise the totally unnecessary picture of a tick at the beginning of the year. Dear Bwog, I come to you to be disgusted by the jadedness of my fellow students, and the ineffectiveness of the administration, not by icky pictures.
Cater to my irrationality!
@that is not gross. what’s gross is hand-snake. wtf with hand-snake.
@wooo... BME!!!
@ALERT Thank you, Bwog!!!
@Crazy Diamond STEEEEEEEEEM