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Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers-and someday, even limbs-with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel. There's the guy who sliced off a fingertip but grew it back, after he treated the wound with an extract of pig bladder. And the scientists who grow extra arms on salamanders. And the laboratory mice wit

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kctrixter
Feb. 19, 2007, 12:36 p.m.
very cool, but I'm with Spievack, I wouldn't go cutting anything off yet.
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aceofspades1
Feb. 19, 2007, 12:47 p.m.
I want to grow 3 middle fingers - so I can REALLY get my point across
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BronxBomber
Feb. 19, 2007, 2:45 p.m.
I wanna grow back my left leg...I lost it in a motorcycle accident years ago......Oh man! I hope it's possible.,..but that's a tall order, and I doubt it somewhat.
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Linkgmr
Feb. 19, 2007, 2:55 p.m.
Cool...Creepy, sure, but still cool.
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Charlson
Feb. 19, 2007, 4:48 p.m.
Would it help grow a larger penis? I'd hate to see how many morons would cut off the tip so they could grow some more of it. Ah, no, not see...find out about. Yeah that's better.