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Scientists get frogs to regrow lost legs
Scientists from Tufts and Harvard universities have successfully gotten frogs to grow back amputated legs.
For their experiment, they used aquatic frogs, the same kind you may have seen in aquariums at your local pet store.
The researchers made silicon “caps” that resemble tiny thimbles containing drugs to reduce inflammation and help grow blood vessels.
Then they amputated the frogs’ hind legs and put the caps over the wounds for 24 hours.
Over the next 18 months, many of the frogs grew new legs that were fully functional and almost as good as the originals.
The biggest thing the new legs lacked were bones in the toes. – ndtv.com
A 98-year-old British World War II veteran, Harry Heasman officially became the world’s oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England.
He spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to officially certify Heasman as the world’s oldest wing walker.
“I have dreamed of doing this since I was a young child and to finally live that dream at 98 years old and to be a Guinness World Records title holder is beyond anything I could have ever imagined,” Heasman told Guinness World Records.
The nonagenarian said he spent 11 months working with a physical trainer to get his body and mind ready for the attempt.
His record attempt raised money for the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund and served as a tribute to his wife and son, who both died after battles with cancer.
“Harry is proof that it is never too late to chase a dream. At 98 years old, what he has achieved is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know him and seeing the determination behind this challenge,” said Lindsey Bidwell, a representative from the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund. Upi.com
Two old men are sitting on a bench. A truck passes on the road. It is pulling a trailer loaded with turf. One of the men says, “See, that’s what I will do when I win the lottery.””What?” asks the other one confused.”I will send my grass away for cutting!”
