Not So Dry Bones

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OK, not quite, Israel’s not about to start growing this kind of Bones.

We’ve always said at Israellycool that anyone who supports BDS campaigns against Israel is spineless. Well here’s another amazing medical advance they’ll have to live without so I guess no spine transplants for them.

From the Times of Israel:

Scientists at the Haifa facility there will manufacture bones for use in bone grafts, and they’ll do so using a new technique — taking live fat cells from patients by liposuction –which, according to its inventor, Dr. Shai Meretzki, will significantly change the way doctors relate to orthopedic problems and bone repairs.

And once his company, Bonus BioGroup, has perfected its method of growing bones in a test tube, Meretzki said, it will also move on to developing joint replacements, which could help billions of older people regain their lost freedom of movement.

“Our bone-regeneration methodology is a powerful tool for treating a variety of bone and joint diseases without the risk of tissue rejection and surgery failure, as with current methods of bone replacement and implants,” Meretzki claimed.

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