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Saturday, April 27, 2002

It's confirmed! I was born in the perfect centurty.

"Ultimately, custom-made hearts, livers, breasts, corneas, kidneys, bone marrow and bladders could offer elegant solutions to most life-threatening illnesses."


"The concept of custom grown organs might seem somewhat Frankensteinian, at first. This startling picture of a mouse with a human ear growing on it's back announced the new field of tissue engineering to the public. In fact, tissue engineering may be one the most natural and straightforward new technologies around today. For one thing, tissue engineering does not require the controversial use of embryonic stem cells, the as-yet undecided young cells used in some research. Researchers like Naughton largely use cells from cadavers. "

The Body Shop.