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Nephilaine Protagonist

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01-11-2005 09:08

Spinal Cords Repaired- Ananova.com

This is very, very interesting. Cant wait to see where it goes from here.

"Until now it was believed that nerve cells of the spinal cord could not regenerate or be replaced but Prof. Dr. Andrey Brjuchowezki claims to have proved the opposite.

He took the stem cells from the patients' nasal mucous membranes, which is particularly suitable because of the many neural endings it contains, the paper said.

The cells were than artificially bred into neural tissue stem cells, which were afterwards gradually injected with bio-gel into the damaged areas, regenerating vertebra by vertebra."

PS.
Forgive the title, please. I had to.

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Kris Ritter

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01-11-2005 09:18

>.<

Chip Midnight

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01-11-2005 09:22

That's amazing! I hope it's true. If so, wow, what a breakthrough!

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Nephilaine Protagonist

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01-11-2005 09:23

Science is wonderful.
Makes me glad to be alive at this particular time. Thats pretty exciting stuff.
Makes me very glad my parents didnt eat me before my bones got hard.

BEHOLD THE POWER OF BOOGERS.

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Chip Midnight

ate my baby!

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01-11-2005 09:25

From: Nephilaine Protagonist

Makes me very glad my parents didnt eat me before my bones got hard.

BEHOLD THE POWER OF BOOGERS.

LOL. I'm going down to the hospital today to see if I can donate my boogers for science

Oh, and next time someone makes fun of me for picking my nose, I can claim to be harvesting stem cells to help the cripples!

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Nephilaine Protagonist

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01-11-2005 09:37

LOL chip!!!!!

*forgive me a naughty chuckle*.....
I am thinking right about now that I should have both eggs AND snot frozen for future use.

I wonder if this works with stem cells from anyone's nose, or does it have to be from your own?
*goes to reread the article*

In the future: urban legends about waking up in a hotel realizing thugs have sedated you in the night to harvest your nosegoblins for sale on the black market.

I LOVE IT!

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Moleculor Satyr

Fireflies!

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01-11-2005 09:41

From: Chip Midnight

That's amazing! I hope it's true. If so, wow, what a breakthrough!

Eh, old breakthrough. Israel's been doing somethiing similar (stem cells for neural regeneration of the spine) for a long while now. Year or more at least.

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Nephilaine Protagonist

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01-11-2005 09:48

From: someone

Israel's been doing somethiing similar (stem cells for neural regeneration of the spine) for a long while now. Year or more at least.

Right, thats a good point.
but are they doing it with *mucous*. Therein lies the entertainment.

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Cross Lament

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01-11-2005 11:08

From: Nephilaine Protagonist

Right, thats a good point.
but are they doing it with *mucous*. Therein lies the entertainment.

LOL! They're not using mucous! They're using cells from the nasal mucous membranes, silly.

"Is that a spinal injury??" "No, it'snot."

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Nephilaine Protagonist

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01-11-2005 12:23

From: someone

LOL! They're not using mucous! They're using cells from the nasal mucous membranes, silly.

/whisper
i know, i know! I read the article!
but its more FUN to think of it as using SNOT to fix your spine. Humor me.

OT: mucous membranes. say it out loud. doesnt it *sound* nasty? Kindof like "moist".

From: someone

"Is that a spinal injury??" "No, it'snot."

R O T F L M A O

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Jsecure Hanks

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01-11-2005 12:25

DAMN

Christopher Reeve would have been overjoyed

I would have loved to see that guy walk once more.

Nephilaine Protagonist

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01-11-2005 12:28

From: someone

DAMN....

On a serious note, yes...absolutely.
I know theres a lot of fun being poked in this thread, but in all seriousness, this is an incredible thing.
and if the doctor making the statements in that article is fudging his results, I hope that karma rewards him appropriately for all the false hope he's created.
Something like this would make SUCH a difference in the world- imagine...
We carry within us the ability to repair grievous injury, it just has to be properly harnessed. Thats a huge and hopefull thought.

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Chip Midnight

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01-11-2005 12:48

From: Nephilaine Protagonist

In the future: urban legends about waking up in a hotel realizing thugs have sedated you in the night to harvest your nosegoblins for sale on the black market.

hahaha, I guess the bathtub full of ice is to harden them up for easier harvesting

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Isis Becquerel

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01-11-2005 13:25

They aren't just a snack anymore

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Devlin Gallant

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01-11-2005 21:48

I don't know what happened, Doc. He sneezed, and his spine shot through the top of his skull!

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Ingrid Ingersoll

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01-12-2005 06:09

I think this thread wins for most originial title. Great hook!

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NEWSFLASH!- Boogers can become Your New Spine.
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	01-11-2005 09:08 Spinal Cords Repaired- Ananova.com This is very, very interesting. Cant wait to see where it goes from here. "Until now it was believed that nerve cells of the spinal cord could not regenerate or be replaced but Prof. Dr. Andrey Brjuchowezki claims to have proved the opposite. He took the stem cells from the patients' nasal mucous membranes, which is particularly suitable because of the many neural endings it contains, the paper said. The cells were than artificially bred into neural tissue stem cells, which were afterwards gradually injected with bio-gel into the damaged areas, regenerating vertebra by vertebra." PS. Forgive the title, please. I had to. _____________________
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	01-11-2005 09:18 >.<
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	01-11-2005 09:22 That's amazing! I hope it's true. If so, wow, what a breakthrough! _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	01-11-2005 09:23 Science is wonderful. Makes me glad to be alive at this particular time. Thats pretty exciting stuff. Makes me very glad my parents didnt eat me before my bones got hard. BEHOLD THE POWER OF BOOGERS. _____________________
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	01-11-2005 09:25 From: Nephilaine Protagonist Makes me very glad my parents didnt eat me before my bones got hard. BEHOLD THE POWER OF BOOGERS. LOL. I'm going down to the hospital today to see if I can donate my boogers for science Oh, and next time someone makes fun of me for picking my nose, I can claim to be harvesting stem cells to help the cripples! _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	01-11-2005 09:37 LOL chip!!!!! forgive me a naughty chuckle..... I am thinking right about now that I should have both eggs AND snot frozen for future use. I wonder if this works with stem cells from anyone's nose, or does it have to be from your own? goes to reread the article In the future: urban legends about waking up in a hotel realizing thugs have sedated you in the night to harvest your nosegoblins for sale on the black market. I LOVE IT! _____________________
Moleculor Satyr Fireflies! Join date: 5 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,650	01-11-2005 09:41 From: Chip Midnight That's amazing! I hope it's true. If so, wow, what a breakthrough! Eh, old breakthrough. Israel's been doing somethiing similar (stem cells for neural regeneration of the spine) for a long while now. Year or more at least. _____________________ </sarcasm>
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	01-11-2005 09:48 From: someone Israel's been doing somethiing similar (stem cells for neural regeneration of the spine) for a long while now. Year or more at least. Right, thats a good point. but are they doing it with mucous. Therein lies the entertainment. _____________________
Cross Lament Loose-brained Vixen Join date: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 1,115	01-11-2005 11:08 From: Nephilaine Protagonist Right, thats a good point. but are they doing it with mucous. Therein lies the entertainment. LOL! They're not using mucous! They're using cells from the nasal mucous membranes, silly. "Is that a spinal injury??" "No, it'snot." _____________________ - Making everyone's day just a little more surreal - Teeple Linden: "OK, where did the tentacled thing go while I was playing with my face?"
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	01-11-2005 12:23 From: someone LOL! They're not using mucous! They're using cells from the nasal mucous membranes, silly. /whisper i know, i know! I read the article! but its more FUN to think of it as using SNOT to fix your spine. Humor me. OT: mucous membranes. say it out loud. doesnt it sound nasty? Kindof like "moist". From: someone "Is that a spinal injury??" "No, it'snot." R O T F L M A O _____________________
Jsecure Hanks Capitalist Join date: 9 Dec 2003 Posts: 1,451	01-11-2005 12:25 DAMN Christopher Reeve would have been overjoyed I would have loved to see that guy walk once more.
Nephilaine Protagonist PixelSlinger Join date: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 1,693	01-11-2005 12:28 From: someone DAMN.... On a serious note, yes...absolutely. I know theres a lot of fun being poked in this thread, but in all seriousness, this is an incredible thing. and if the doctor making the statements in that article is fudging his results, I hope that karma rewards him appropriately for all the false hope he's created. Something like this would make SUCH a difference in the world- imagine... We carry within us the ability to repair grievous injury, it just has to be properly harnessed. Thats a huge and hopefull thought. _____________________
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	01-11-2005 12:48 From: Nephilaine Protagonist In the future: urban legends about waking up in a hotel realizing thugs have sedated you in the night to harvest your nosegoblins for sale on the black market. hahaha, I guess the bathtub full of ice is to harden them up for easier harvesting _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Isis Becquerel Ferine Strumpet Join date: 1 Sep 2004 Posts: 971	01-11-2005 13:25 They aren't just a snack anymore _____________________ One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most wars, however, are started by well-fed people with time on their hands to dream up half-baked ideologies or grandiose ambitions, and to nurse real or imagined grievances. Thomas Sowell As long as the bottle of wine costs more than 50 bucks, I'm not an alcoholic...even if I did drink 3 of them.
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	01-11-2005 21:48 I don't know what happened, Doc. He sneezed, and his spine shot through the top of his skull! _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Ingrid Ingersoll Archived Join date: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 4,601	01-12-2005 06:09 I think this thread wins for most originial title. Great hook! _____________________ http://www.ingrid.0catch.com/1.html

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