Comments on: Mouse with Human Ear! http://declubz.com/blog/2008/08/26/mouse-with-human-ear/ The Weird, Bizarre web explained. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:02:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ThuroTraili http://declubz.com/blog/2008/08/26/mouse-with-human-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-4018 ThuroTraili Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:34:42 +0000 http://declubz.com/blog/?p=807#comment-4018 Thanks the author! Thanks the author!

]]> By: Mushuchan http://declubz.com/blog/2008/08/26/mouse-with-human-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Mushuchan Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:56:25 +0000 http://declubz.com/blog/?p=807#comment-3719 Holy. Flippin. Muffincakes. That's just disturbing.... Holy. Flippin. Muffincakes. That’s just disturbing….

]]> By: wes http://declubz.com/blog/2008/08/26/mouse-with-human-ear/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 wes Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:51:15 +0000 http://declubz.com/blog/?p=807#comment-1349 You are completely wrong about this. This experiment never use any genetic engineering or human cells for that matter. A scafolding of biodegradeable material made out of the same material dissolving stitches are made out of was fashioned into the shape of a 3 year old's ear. Carilage from a cow was then placed in the scafolding and the whole thing was implanted under the skin, but above the muscle of a nude mouse. A nude mouse was used because they have no immune system that would reject the cow cells. The mouse started to grow very thin blood vessels that were able to supply the cartilage with nutrients and the cartilage started to grow with the mouse. By the time the scafolding material dissolved, there was enough cartilage there to maintain the structure of the outer ear. It was never transplanted because, since it contained no human tissue, it would have been rejected by a human. Not genetic engineering, just good old science. You are completely wrong about this. This experiment never use any genetic engineering or human cells for that matter. A scafolding of biodegradeable material made out of the same material dissolving stitches are made out of was fashioned into the shape of a 3 year old’s ear. Carilage from a cow was then placed in the scafolding and the whole thing was implanted under the skin, but above the muscle of a nude mouse.

A nude mouse was used because they have no immune system that would reject the cow cells. The mouse started to grow very thin blood vessels that were able to supply the cartilage with nutrients and the cartilage started to grow with the mouse. By the time the scafolding material dissolved, there was enough cartilage there to maintain the structure of the outer ear.

It was never transplanted because, since it contained no human tissue, it would have been rejected by a human.

Not genetic engineering, just good old science.

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