coder Scientists have discovered a
way to make people regenerate
lost parts of the body – dignity
and all.
Corporal Isaias Hernandez, a
soldier who had more than
70% of his leg blown apart in
battle, returned home and was
told that his right leg muscle
would never heal, and he’d be
better off with an amputation.
Deciding to keep the leg,
Hernandez and clinical
researcher Steven Wolf tried a
new approach – a teeny bit of
pig’s bladder.
Called the extracellular matrix,
or ECM, it has the power to
reawaken a body’s natural
healing abilities. By inserting
the ECM into his leg – and by
combining this with physical
therapy – Hernandez
regenerated the greater part of
its muscle; today it’s as strong
as his healthy leg.
Pig’s bladder is basically the key
to Wolverine-like healing
abilities.