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[quote]A girl has stunned doctors by growing two new kidneys to replace ones that had failed and left her seriously ill.
Five-year-old [B]Angel[/B] Burton went for surgery after being beset by kidney problems since birth.
But surgeons at Sheffield Children's Hospital were astonished to find she had a pair of perfectly-formed organs sitting on top of the old ones.
Furthermore, the extra organs had taken over the work of the originals - so instead of suffering kidney failure, she could look forward to a bright, healthy future.
Angel's mum, Claire Burton, told the Daily Mail: "It's a real miracle. We're just so grateful to have Angel back to her happy, healthy self."
She said the surgeon told her he was "stunned" regular scanning over a five-year period had failed to pick up on the extra organs.
It is thought they were not detected as the new kidneys were sitting just above the originals and tests showed them as one.
Angel, from Louth in Lincolnshire, suffers from duplex kidney, a rare condition where the organs are fused together in the middle. They either share or have their own ureters taking urine to the bladder.
In an even rarer occurrence, both of the organs were duplex, giving her four kidneys and four ureters.
Angel's health deteriorated almost as soon as she was born.
After being diagnosed with bilateral reflux - which means urine was leaking into and infecting her kidneys - a scan had revealed the organs had been badly damaged.
It was during an operation to create an artificial valve in October 2007 that doctors found the extra kidneys.
Angel is now eight and on course to make a full recovery.[/quote]
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That's just incredible.
Interesting
Imprison her and begin the harvest
It is said somewhere that humans have a gene that allows growing new limbs, just don't know where I found it. The gene is automatically turned off, but I guess there can be some cases where it is turned on.
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I will try to find the article.
why would you name your daughter angel? really??
[QUOTE=Neo222;22026902]It is said somewhere that humans have a gene that allows growing new limbs, just don't know where I found it. The gene is automatically turned off, but I guess there can be some cases where it is turned on.
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I will try to find the article.[/QUOTE]
That gene is disabled because the stuff it regrows is deformed and useless. I doubt it's at all responsible here.
[QUOTE=Goldfishmoo;22026907]why would you name your daughter angel? really??[/QUOTE]
My niece is named Angel. It's a good name.
[QUOTE=Goldfishmoo;22026907]why would you name your daughter angel? really??[/QUOTE]
Angel is a fairly common name for girls from what I see.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;22026927]My niece is named Angel. It's a good name.[/QUOTE]
lol no
[QUOTE=sp00ks;22026947]lol no[/QUOTE]
lol ya
BY GOD THIS IS THE KEY TO REGENERATION
FUCK YEAH YOU CAN CUT MY ARMS BUT I WILL GROW NEW ONES BITCH
Humanity, you so badass
can i do this
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;22026984]can i do this[/QUOTE]
Cut your kidneys out and find out.
The human body itself remains full of mysteries, some which must be unlocked through science.
This is one of them.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;22026993]Cut your kidneys out and find out.[/QUOTE]
why you like this
She's pretty lucky.
No puns yet? You've got to be kidneying me
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;22026984]can i do this[/QUOTE]
Just ask Piccolo.
[QUOTE=Eudoxia;22026967]BY GOD THIS IS THE KEY TO REGENERATION
FUCK YEAH YOU CAN CUT MY ARMS BUT I WILL GROW NEW ONES BITCH
Humanity, you so badass[/QUOTE]
Except the arm grows back with the same strength as if you were a newborn.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;22027309]Except the arm grows back with the same strength as if you were a newborn.[/QUOTE]
Well shit.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;22027309]Except the arm grows back with the same strength as if you were a newborn.[/QUOTE]
Exactly what I was thinking. It may not be the case with organs, such as kidneys, but regrowing a limb like an arm would take years if scientists don't somehow discover a way to speed that up.
Leave this to organs, use robotic limbs for people who lost a arm or a leg.
Hopefully the gene that did this for her is a dominant gene, than eventually down the line there will be a race of humans who if you shoot in the kidneys they grow back.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;22027088]No puns yet? You've got to be kidneying me[/QUOTE]
Dude, no.
Hey, she's local!
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Time for me to make some money on the organ market...
She already had four kidneys, two of which weren't detected. She didn't regrow anything.
[QUOTE=Morphology53;22027443]Dude, no.[/QUOTE]
What's the bladder? Can't stomach the comedy?
Talk about being lucky there. I hope the girl has a good life.
the gall some people have, sheesh
Rabbit kidney goulash is delicious.
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