Thursday, August 28, 2008

Army researchers try to regrow fingers from 'pixie dust'

Source: United States Army
Date: August 28, 2008

Summary:

A powder that regrows limbs sounds like the stuff of fairy tales, but medical experts here are hoping they can use it to make magic happen for wounded warriors. Doctors from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research are trying a regenerative medicine powder in hopes of stimulating tissue growth in Soldiers with missing extremities.