"Scientists grow miniature human liver", hope to install it in a miniature Christopher Hitchens

[elehhhhna]

Okay, I made that last part up.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7FC2C64B-5AFD-4063-AE87-5F8F4E305073.html

Scientists at a British university have grown a miniature artificial human liver, the British media has reported.

It is hoped the mini-livers could be used to test drugs, reducing the need for animal and human experiments, the Daily Mail newspaper said on Tuesday.

The organ could help repair damaged livers and eventually produce entire organs for life-saving transplants, the paper said.

The miniature liver, which is about the size of a thumbnail, was grown using stem cells in blood taken from the umbilical cords of newborn babies.

[Lusted4]

1. The world waits with baited breath for them to get around to doing brains. n/t

[sui generis]

5. they've already done miniature brains in chimpanzees

not as good as a full brain, sadly.

[elehhhhna]

7. lol. ee-ee-ookie-ookie

[OzarkDem]

2. LMAO!

There will be lots of GOP'ers lining up for this treatment.

:spray:

[YOY]

3. Then maybe they won't have to accept born again Jebus afterwards

in mock attonement of their sins.

It's a nice thought...

[sharp_stick]

4. That would be one hell of a test for the little liver

if it could survive the mini Hitch it could be damned near indestructible.

[AngryAmish]

6. Who did this, miniDitka?

[NoPasaran]

8. Best thread title ever!

:rofl:

[Ex Lion Tamer]

9. Spit coffee on the keyboard again.

Damn you!

[elehhhhna]

11. Welcome, Ex!

:patriot:

[flyingfysh]

10. maybe they can grow a heart for Cheney?

Cheney clearly has no heart, and would benefit from even a miniature one.

[BlueEyedSon]

13. not sure they can grow one *small* enough....

[BlueEyedSon]

12. Oh thats good!

[phiddle]

14. Also, spines for the DLC, and a pair of testicles for each DINO