A Finnish man has been the recipient of a new jaw, courtesy of his stem cells and abdomen. And some doctors and scientists, of course. I read stuff like this, and then I notice that everyone else is talking about Brittney Spears. And I get a bit depressed. If they can make a jaw, how many more steps to replacing more serious parts? I guess a jaw is pretty serious if you like to talk and eat, but I’m thinking Hands, Arms, Legs, spinal components, etc.

Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient’s upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.