http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353636,00.html

'Pixie Dust' From Pig's Bladder Regrows Man's Finger
Thursday, May 01, 2008
AP

Stephen Badylak, a senior research scientist at Purdue University, holds a piece of material harvested from a pig's bladder.
With the help of an experimental powder, a man’s severed finger has regrown to its original length in just four weeks, reports
London’s Daily Mail.

Lee Spievack, of Cincinnati, who sliced almost half an inch off the top of one of his fingers, described the powder as “pixie dust,”
according to the newspaper.

The “pixie dust” is actually extra-cellular matrix, bursting with collagen and is made from a dried pig’s bladder, the newspaper
reports.

The dust was designed to regenerate damaged ligaments in horses, the Daily Mail said.

Collagen is known to give skin strength and elasticity. It is thought that the dust kick-starts the body's natural healing process
by sending out signals that mobilize the body's own cells into repairing the damaged tissue, according to the newspaper.

Spievack said his finger even has a fingernail and fingerprint.

“The second time I put it (the dust) on, I could already see the growth,” Spievack said. “Each day it was up further. Finally, it
closed up and was a finger. It took about four weeks before it was sealed.”

Spievack injured his finger three years ago when it got caught in the propeller of a model plane. He did not want a skin graft,
opting instead to try the “pixie dust.”

On May 1, 11:16 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

On May 1, 11:16 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

On Thu, 01 May 2008 09:16:26 -0700, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

Friend said :
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"Martin, Exciting promise of future medicine... Thanks. Hermann"
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So for now, wait and see. It looks like a scam to me.
There is a video here that looks suspicious :
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?videoId=c3af954a-120f-4ac1-b44e-c363a...=

Then here is another article (though different) :
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353884,00.html

On May 1, 9:58 pm, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:

Note how this science comes from the army. In the scheme of things
wars are generally pretty healthy unless it's you or a loved one
getting blown to bits or you're on the losing side.

"Science" is probably a sub-process of War.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHMxBttlU