In Greek mythology, Prometheus was punished by the gods for revealing fire to humans, by being chained to a rock where a vulture would peck out his liver, which would regenerate overnight. The liver is the only human internal organ that actually can regenerate itself to a significant extent. So why create an artificial liver if we can regenerate one anyway? Read on to find out! View my complete profile. Thursday, December 3, 2009. The Future of the Artificial Liver.

Commentaries on the Current Research and Development of Artificial Vision. Friday, December 4, 2009. 3 million blind people in the United States, 93,600 of whom are children. One major cause of blindness is.

Cloning is often used as an umbrella term for processes that make exact, duplicate copies of some biological material. But cloning is far from perfect- success is still relatively limited, and the idea of cloning is a controversial one that raises many ethical questions. Thursday, December 3, 2009. Critical Commentary on Summary Article. We find it problematic that the Council.

Hi all and welcome to the Current Topics in Biomimetics blog! Friday, December 4, 2009. Current Topics in Biomimetics Wrap-Up. Friday, November 27, 2009. This brings up a very controversial issue in the way of these biomimetic robots. Monday, November 23, 2009.

The last few years have seen more developments in contraceptive technology than the previous several decades. This blog is dedicated to researching the newest technologies in birth control measures and informing the public of its options for contraception. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Birth Control in the Current Health Care Debate.

Friday, December 4, 2009. So what are researchers doing to improve this imperfect and tedious method for regulating blood glucose? However, the device is currently far from perfect, and experts estimate that it will not be available full swing on the market for another 5-10 years.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009. Due to this decrease in risk, the debate over breast augmentation has shifted from a focus on safety and efficacy to the discrepancy between desire and need or cosmetic versus necessary. There are many strong arguments for both sides. Has breast augmentation become a social necessity or just a social construction? .

Welcome to our Skin Grafts and Transplants blog! Here we hope to detail the procedure, recent issues, research, and relevance to health care policy in the field of skin grafts and transplants. Thursday, December 3, 2009. As a method that has been in existence since 2500 B. , skin grafting is clearly vital to the survival of many patients. A perfect example of this is the story of Michael Brewer. Thursday, December 03, 2009. Thursday, December 03, 2009. Monday, November 23, 2009.