Tissue nanotransfection invented at The Ohio State University can convert skin cells into stem cells - Sensationalist Headlines

[IMG]https://cosmos-images1.imgix.net/file/spina/photo/11414/170808_TNT_Full.jpg?ixlib=rails-2.1.4&auto=format&ch=Width%2CDPR&fit=max&w=835[/IMG] [QUOTE]Injured tissues can be repaired and damaged organs healed using a new nanotech device that adapts a patient’s own skin to generate stem cells, according to a paper [URL="http://nature.com/articles/doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.134"]published in the journal [/URL][I][URL="http://nature.com/articles/doi:10.1038/nnano.2017.134"]Nature Nanotechnology[/URL][/I]. Researchers from Ohio State University call the new technology tissue nanotransfection (TNT). They say TNT – which is basically a lab on a chip – can adapt skin cells to change into any type of tissue required, which can then be introduced to injured or degenerated areas. They claim a success rate of 98%. “With this technology we can convert skin cells into elements of any organ with just one touch,” says co-author Chandan Sen. “This process only takes less than a second and is non-invasive, and then you're off. The chip does not stay with you, and the reprogramming of the cell starts. Our technology keeps the cells in the body under immune surveillance, so immune suppression is not necessary." [/QUOTE] [URL]https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/nano-chip-promises-to-heal-organs-at-a-touch[/URL] -second source doesn't work here, but it seems to work if you access it through the article- Pretty fucking cool, right? How's this for a slice of fried biotech gold?

[QUOTE] tissue nanotransfection (TNT). [/QUOTE] I can already imagine the number of panicky patients who are going to freak out when their doctor says they'll be using TNT on them

[QUOTE=ScottyWired;52571841]I can already imagine the number of panicky patients who are going to freak out when their doctor says they'll be using TNT on them[/QUOTE] If anything they should be pretty hyped. After all, with the potential this new development offers, this tech sounds like the bomb!

This is genuinely incredible. I feel like there's always something new to marvel at in the medical industry each day.

[QUOTE=ScottyWired;52571841]I can already imagine the number of panicky patients who are going to freak out when their doctor says they'll be using TNT on them[/QUOTE] I mean nitroglycerin (which is what TNT is made of) already has medical uses for heart disease. there used to be a rumor that getting defibrillated would cause you to explode if you used patches lol

[QUOTE=BrickInHead;52571981]I mean nitroglycerin (which is what TNT is made of) already has medical uses for heart disease. there used to be a rumor that getting defibrillated would cause you to explode if you used patches lol[/QUOTE] actually no. tnt is trinitrotoluene and nitroglycerin is trinitroxypropane. and in the making of tnt you never use nitroglycerin.

[QUOTE=Adeptus;52571991]actually no. tnt is trinitrotoluene and nitroglycerin is trinitroxypropane. and in the making of tnt you never use nitroglycerin.[/QUOTE] Probably meant Dynamite.

Can we get a title change? It's THE Ohio State University. But really, this is really cool, can't wait to see where it goes.

[QUOTE=DuCT;52572070]Can we get a title change? It's THE Ohio State University. But really, this is really cool, can't wait to see where it goes.[/QUOTE] I tried, but apparently it won't take. I probably don't have clearance to edit the title, strangely enough.

Point of Care tissue regeneration. Holy fucking shit, we Star Trek now bois.

I must say this is really amazing. Can't wait see to more progress for this. [Quote]In a second experiment, skin cells were converted into nerve cells and introduced into the brains of mice crippled by stroke.[/Quote] Potential cure for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases?

[QUOTE=LoneWolf_Recon;52572194]Point of Care tissue regeneration. Holy fucking shit, we Star Trek now bois.[/QUOTE] What's more, medical tricorders have been a thing for a few years now. Implement tissue nanotransfection into a medical tricorder, and you'd have a device that wouldn't be out of place in the sickbay of the Enterprise itself. DeForrest Kelley would be so proud if he were still with us.

[QUOTE=Swamplord;52572197]I must say this is really amazing. Can't wait see to more progress for this. Potential cure for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases?[/QUOTE] Not quite, because alzheimers kills neurons with the build up of tangles and other fatty deposits in the brain. Bringing in new neurons is swell, but you arent fixing its root cause

[QUOTE=ironman17;52572112]I tried, but apparently it won't take. I probably don't have clearance to edit the title, strangely enough.[/QUOTE] Edited it for you, had to remove a little bit due to character limits, still makes sense though. Also your 2nd source doesn't work.

It seems to work if you access it through the first article. Weird... Oh, and cheers for the edit.

[QUOTE=ironman17;52572112]I tried, but apparently it won't take. I probably don't have clearance to edit the title, strangely enough.[/QUOTE] It was more of a shit post then anything. Ever since they added the The, if you're anywhere near Columbus at least one person will correct you. All in good fun though.

[QUOTE=da space core;52572274]Not quite, because alzheimers kills neurons with the build up of tangles and other fatty deposits in the brain. Bringing in new neurons is swell, but you arent fixing its root cause[/QUOTE] Ah guess I was being too optimistic about this

Interesting breakthrough. Saving necrotic tissue could be handy for combating flesh eating bacteria. At least, I think necrotic tissue reversal was in the Journal entry. I can't access it anymore after closing the tab ("Page not available"). Although, "Oops, we just turned all your skin cells into stem cells" came to mind.

Does this mean we can cure stretch marks? If so this is worth billions and Im serious. Imagine a world where old people dont have wrinkles or stretch marks and have young skin, people might even be able to live longer with this type of technology.

In conjunction with other techs, maybe. But I don't think removing wrinkles and stretch marks does all that much to help someone live longer. Though it would probably make them look younger for longer.

[QUOTE=ironman17;52576152]In conjunction with other techs, maybe. But I don't think removing wrinkles and stretch marks does all that much to help someone live longer. Though it would probably make them look younger for longer.[/QUOTE] Less skin related cancers and diseases is a good start. The cosmetic side to it is a bonus.

[QUOTE=Rand0mNumber;52575807] Although, "Oops, we just turned all your skin cells into stem cells" came to mind.[/QUOTE] Imagine being told this and a week later you notice your skins changing color and starting to fall away in large patches.

Tell me when I can use it to heal my pancreas please.

[QUOTE=shad0w440;52576229]Imagine being told this and a week later you notice your skins changing color and starting to fall away in large patches.[/QUOTE] Could be a reason why Ghouls survive in Fallout.

This is some fucking science fiction shit.

science is magic

[QUOTE=Nebukadnezzer;52580523]science is magic[/QUOTE] If you think about it in a certain way it really is. Chemistry being alchemy is the only example I can think of though.

[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;52586759]If you think about it in a certain way it really is. Chemistry being alchemy is the only example I can think of though.[/QUOTE] Christopher Columbus once tricked a bunch of Indians into giving him food by making thinking god was angry with them by predicting a solar eclipse provided you do thing a certain way, you can trick all kinds of people

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;52586841]Christopher Columbus once tricked a bunch of Indians into giving him food by making thinking god was angry with them by predicting a solar eclipse provided you do thing a certain way, you can trick all kinds of people[/QUOTE] As the late great Arthur C Clarke once said, "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".

Read title as "nano-transaction" and thought someone had implemented micro-transaction DLC for hospitals.