Artificial cartilage invented, may treat many (currently incurable) knee conditions

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[–]GConly 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Please let it be true. I've ripped a knee ligament and it's not looking good.

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    [–]philosopher[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    It's hard to tell, but the article mentions that getting approval to use it in humans will take three years. And then I imagine there would be clinical trials after that. Maybe 10 years, if it all works out?

    [–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

    Makes me wonder how real cartilage forms and why we can't get the body to grow more.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

    I believe there a some https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotka%E2%80%93Volterra_equations implemented (edit:) BETWEEN most body systems for survivability of the individual organism.

    Edit: I believe there are natural stages in the development of a human organism: So once certain lines are crossed, certain tissue is "disabled" to grow more in a body.

    Certainly these tissues do develop anyway in later stages, but the immune system fights it, so the whole organism doesn't get problems or in a way somewhat like that it works, i believe.

    [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    I don't think you replied to the right comment.

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    I checked and i think i did ? Why ?

    [–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    How does a predator prey balance have anything to do with the ability to regrow cartilage?

    [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I'd imagine cartilage growing out of control, which possibly could be very hurtful (imagine the band washers in the spine, e.g.) and very risky / deadly to the whole individual organism.

    I'm thinking about a predator prey balance INSIDE the the body as a whole system.