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23 Jul 2009, 7:24 pm

Can we regrow fingers?



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23 Jul 2009, 9:16 pm

No. Or if you prefer, not yet. And to be precise, newborns sometimes do regrow the tip of a finger, but not an entire finger starting from the knuckle, as far as I've read.



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23 Jul 2009, 11:33 pm

Can we...

Not exactly, but we could (apparently) grow a new finger and graft it on.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/06/02/1644154.htm

do we?

Of course not.


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24 Jul 2009, 1:00 am

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24 Jul 2009, 1:33 am

I wanted to post a picture of Mr Garrison's mouse from South Park but I couldn't find one. Still not technically a finger but closer in shape. :P


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11 Aug 2009, 8:59 am

Why on earth would you want to regrow a finger? - Tell it to the arm, the face isn't listening...

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