A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear, often within just weeks. In a small but groundbreaking study, researchers delivered a working copy of a key hearing gene directly into the inner ear using a single injection. All ten patients, ranging from young children to adults, experienced improved hearing, with some showing rapid gains in just one month.

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      5 days ago

      Behold, the wonders of modern medicine… https://www.foregen.org/

      This may still turn out to be a grift, as with other synthetic body part startups, but at least they did some animal studies first. The human trials are apparently awaiting the approval.

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      Considering that trans-surgeons make it look easy, you could totally do some mechanical foreskin restoration then finish up with an extra dump of skin from your scrotum/inguinal area.

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          Speaking from experience, you do lose out on the important foreskin-related nerve endings, but the improvement in sensation is incredible. Plus, we’re getting close to replacing nerve endings, so you could get that procedure in the future.

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      Hey, brothers of the fore shall rejoice in their wholeness! If they can grow a penis on a mouse, they can do anything!!!