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> In Science Channel’s video, “How to Grow a New Fingertip” Just wow! This story is about actually regrowing a finger on the man's hand. It's so incredible, I
by mysterypie 10y ago
> In Science Channel’s video, “How to Grow a New Fingertip”
Just wow! This story is about actually regrowing a finger on the man's hand.
It's so incredible, I'd skeptical. Is this really correct? Why didn't they make a time lapse video of the man's finger regrowing -- even taking just one photo per day. That would have been the obvious thing to do, but they didn't do it (or didn't show it).
UPDATE: On further research, I guess it was just too good to be true. Here's one rebuttal to the claims from the exuberant video:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/may/01/finger.claim https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/may/01/finger.claim
tl;dr: The finger was not so badly injured. It healed rather than regrew.
- Jerry2 10y agoHere's some pictures of finger regeneration. DO NOT open these images if medical imagery bothers you. They're gruesome :) http://www.mebo-international.com/sites/default/files/field/image/Fig%202.GIF http://www.mebo-international.com/sites/default/files/field/... Page with a lot more pictures: http://www.mebo.com/a/books/HUMAN/2011/0221/2934.html http://www.mebo.com/a/books/HUMAN/2011/0221/2934.html These examples are from stem-cell activation therapy: http://www.space-age.com/fingertipregeneration.html http://www.space-age.com/fingertipregeneration.html