this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2024
218 points (96.2% liked)

Science Memes

10652 readers
3518 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.


Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cool. Growing new teeth in a lab for later installation(?) is probably something were close to, but I'm not so sure about the drug for starting tooth growth in living humans. It's one thing to activate stem cells, and another to integrate that growth in tissue not designed for new growth. The clinical mishaps are going to be equal parts hilarious and terrifying.

I do wonder how easily it's going to be to integrate new growth in general though. Like, how much the body will automatically link things together. We might get limb and organ regrowth around the same time.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We might get limb and organ regrowth around the same time.

Deadpool cosplay will be on a whole other level.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

War reenactments and swordfighting will be even cooler I bet. Incredibly traumatizing by our standards and even more likely to trigger PTSD, but imagine the strategy around actual limb damage and pain in fencing!

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

but imagine the strategy around actual limb damage and pain in fencing!

I'm imagining something like this

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Oh no, they'd totally do that wouldn't they!

Zombie cosplay would get pretty impressive too.