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Gee, it's too bad that the US can't be as up to date on these new medical techniques. Too bad that congress and El Presidente can't get their act together and get a bill passed funding research. (The first is too scattered, the second just vetoes everything)
Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells
Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.
Researchers said the breakthrough opened up new ways to treat severe tissue damage and made the prospect of custom-made living spares parts for humans a step closer to reality.
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She told a news conference the patient was recovering more quickly than he would have if he had received a bone graft from his leg.
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She said the team used no materials from animals - preventing the risk of transmitting viruses than can be hidden in an animal's DNA, and followed European Union guidelines.
Stem cells are the body's master cells and they can be found throughout the blood and tissues. Researchers have recently found that fat contains stem cells which can be directed to form a variety of different tissues.
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