Mice grow ‘mini-antlers’ thanks to deers’ speedy stem cells

"Such a treatment could raise ethical concerns about the cross-species implantation of cells, as well as the significant safety trials that would be required"

Yes the significant ethical concerns of deer antlers... what?

We need to just accelerate (in general; I don't have many thoughts about deer antlers but don't let this stop you) and not get into another incident spending 14 years "safety testing" golden rice: https://twitter.com/kanzure/status/1636170779447513091

AbrahamParangi• 3 years ago

Catastrophizing is very in.

xwdv2• 3 years ago

Eventually the antler keeps growing until the mouse is more antler than mouse. An antler with a mouse as a tumor.

IncRnd2• 3 years ago

This is a really expensive and roundabout way to have discovered a better mouse trap.

chrisco2552• 3 years ago

If this were available as a cosmetic enhancement for humans, how many people you think would go for it?

c-cube• 3 years ago

I shudder at the idea of people who put truck nuts on their F150 having access to that kind of technology...

hinkley• 3 years ago

I was reminded of the Hyperion Cantos, where "biosculpting" is a thing and the reformed party animal had turned himself first into a satyr, and then back into standard human.

linksnapzz• 3 years ago

A surgeon named “Graumann Hackett” did it for Silenus, IIRC.

davidw• 3 years ago

Paywalled, but... are there pictures of mice with little antlers? I would really like to see that.

6177c40f• 3 years ago

I found pictures. You really do not want to see them, but if you must, here: https://interestingengineering.com/science/mini-antlers-mice...

rolenthedeep• 3 years ago

I extremely regret clicking this link.

For the curious, most of the photos just look like a weird tumor on top of the mouse head. A few display spindly growths that look like cordyceps. It's very gross and kind of disturbing.

xwdv2• 3 years ago

Should have asked an AI instead

throw_m239339• 3 years ago

Poor creatures. The link is very NSFW and is not for the faint of heart.

rf15• 3 years ago

What a mess. I guess without all the necessary context tissue that is required to make them work this is little more than a tumor. I wonder what they thought would happen.

schappim• 3 years ago

These photos have a very "Last of Us" feel to them, and they look like (as other have noted) the Cordyceps fungus.

fnordpiglet• 3 years ago

Science!

sparrish• 3 years ago

Now I just need a little sley and a tiny Santa...

davidg109• 3 years ago

I’m officially evicting my hamster to make room for one of these, cute as a button, antler rodents.

mynegation• 3 years ago

Next step: wolpertingers.

ben_w• 3 years ago

Ah, so that's what the mystery creature in one of my local restaurants is.

I just assumed jackalope.

DoktorDelta• 3 years ago

One step closer to Jackalopes!

tomrod• 3 years ago

Paywalled :fear emoji:

Coffee_Overflow• 3 years ago

https://images.interestingengineering.com/2023/03/13/image/j...

tedunangst• 3 years ago

This article could not possibly be worth $40.

maxerickson• 3 years ago

https://www.irec.es/en/publicaciones-destacadas/celulas-madr... has more information and seems to be discussing the same research.

They are focused on understanding the rapid growth with the idea of applying it to tissue regeneration.

imgabe• 3 years ago

Finally! Now we won’t have to attach them with staples anymore.

https://youtu.be/H70ybZlB19Y

Logans_Run• 3 years ago

...If only someone would provide a full access link to the paper (Sigh & hint-hint). Then perhaps We (the HN Community) could have an adult conversation beyond what the Click-Baity submission title portrays.

docandrew• 3 years ago

This bothers me, but the use of this technology to regrow teeth might be an interesting use case.

abudabi123• 3 years ago

Mice meniscus growing stem cells is certain to replace medieval surgical procedures.

Mice grow ‘mini-antlers’ thanks to deers’ speedy stem cells

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