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  • Scientists regrow section of bone The Wichita Eagle - August 9th, 2010
    WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 9, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune News Service delivered by Newstex) -- Scientist Paul Wooley has regrown a section of bone in a mammal's leg, a breakthrough he and collaborators say will revolutionize bone medicine worldwide. It will dramatically improve treatment for wounded soldiers and many of the tens of thousands of people seriously injured in traffic accidents every year, he said; it could make many future amputations unnecessary. Continue Reading
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Op-Ed Contributor: My Heart's Long SurpriseAugust 7th, 2010 - New York TimesTHE scar, I was told, would be only a few inches long. After three weeks, I would feel well enough to take that trip to Madrid my family had planned. And when my surgeon, whom I adored, explained that he would just have to “stretch” my sternum to get to my heart, I never guessed that the stretching would be done with a saw, that the scar would measure 10 inches and that Spain would be out of the question.
 
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