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REGENERATION OF MAMMALIAN BODY PARTS Well, part of their immune defence was _ name Revital. Dr Robertson claimed that missing: the alpha-beta T-cells. These so- Revital is antibacterial and antiviral, can called MRL mice had been bred for studies regenerate nerves and muscles, can heal of auto-immune diseases such as lupus. third-degree burns without scar formation Further experiments carried out by Dr _ so that transplantation is unnecessary, and Heber-Katz and her group have shown that can eliminate acne scars and heal difficult these mice can also regrow bone, muscles _ bedsores. and the central nervous system. For example, a docked mouse regrew its tail, a Healing seriously injured pets severed visual nerve repaired itself, an In one example, injuries in cats leading mobility returned after about one month to the loss of 2.5 cm broad pieces of following partial removal of spinal muscle were packed with Revital three marrow. In addition, the hearts of the — times per day for a period of three weeks, MRL mice have the ability to recover after leading to complete re-growth of the extensive damage. muscle. In the area of stem cell research, methods A dog had been dragged beneath a car, are currently being intensively developed _ losing most of its thigh muscle and leaving for the repair of tissues and organs inthe a large part of the thigh bone and hip joint human body. Stem cells have the ability to exposed. As an alternative to having the develop into types of specialise: dog put down, Dr Robertson applied (differentiated) cells. Pluripotent stem Revital and bandaged the injury, cells can produce most types of cells, while | whereupon the dog appeared to feel little or multipotent stem cells can give only a no pain within an hour. When the injury limited number of different cell types. Itis | was rebandaged several days later, it was known that adults have stem cells in the found to be completely clean and healing skin, the liver, the brain, bone marrow and well, although it smelled strongly. The dog elsewhere, but they are present in only — recovered completely and grew new hair. small amounts and are difficult to isolate. Dr Robertson had been taught that when What is needed is a method to deprogram muscles and nerves are destroyed, they differentiated cells so that they become cannot regenerate themselves; but in preferably pluripotent stem cells or at least numerous cases he found that regeneration multipotent stem cells, which then could be did occur when Revital was used. On one made to differentiate to the desired type of occasion, a poodle that had chewed off its cell. foot had the stump packed with Revital, It is possible, however, that the problem which led to the growth of a new foot! of how to make human arms and legs _Another dog suffered 40 per cent burns to regenerate themselves is nearly solved. its body and was healed completely with The readers can learn about this in what _ Revital. follows. Dr Robertson documented his claims by taking a series of photographs throughout Stem cell problem solved? the healing process. Th 10KA tha wa n De Un name Revital. Dr Robertson claimed that Revital is antibacterial and antiviral, can regenerate nerves and muscles, can heal third-degree burns without scar formation so that transplantation is unnecessary, and can eliminate acne scars and heal difficult bedsores. patented gel extracted from immunologically immature chickens has been shown to regrow limbs of pets as well as successfully treat burns and bedsores. Miracle mice When, in 1994, Dr Ellen Heber-Katz of the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia was monitoring marked mice in a group that she used as experimental animals in connection with her research on multiple sclerosis, she received a surprise. The marked mice could not be found! They had punch holes in the ears for identification, and at first it seemed as though a mistake had been made, for now all of the mice had ears without any holes in them. The experiment was repeated and it became clear that the holes were repairing themselves in about three weeks and leaving no scars. Initially, a number of immature cells formed along the edges of the hole to give a regeneration blastema which rapidly subdivided so that the hole gradually closed up. There was perfect re-formation of cartilage, blood vessels and skin. In contrast to water lizards, for example, mammals have been considered to have very little ability to reconstruct parts of the body. The severed tail or leg of a newt can regrow completely. The cells just beneath the cut surface form undifferentiated mesenchyme cells—a blastema which grows further and forms precisely the differentiated cells that are distal from the Stem cell problem solved? In 1964, the veterinarian Dr Harry Robertson happened to burn his hand and sought relief by quickly immersing it in a gel which was nearby. After 10 minutes, the pain had disappeared, there were no blisters, and in due course the hand healed without any scars. The gel was a fresh extract of chicken bones, used as a cheap source of protein. After testing its healing properties on animals and humans, Dr Robertson began to market it under the cut. With humans, it is known that the final joint of the fourth finger in a small child can regrow. This was discovered following an accidental failure to cover a cut surface with skin, which would have otherwise prevented the regrowth. Luckily, Dr Heber-Katz's mice were unaware that what they had done was impossible according to established medical doctrine. What was special about these mice? Revital patent and registration Several people have testified to the successful treatment of their burns, cuts, abrasions, herpes simplex blisters and bedsores with Revital. The production of Revital is straightforward and is done by extracting ground-up chicken legs with vinegar. The whole procedure is described in US Patent No. 4,455,302 of June 1984. One kilogram NEXUS = 49 by Bengt Larsson, MSc © 2006 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2007 www.nexusmagazine.com