Jul 08 2011

World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant

Tag: Adult,Anatomy,Body Parts,Body Systems,Drugs,Health,Stem Cells,Trial — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 10:01 pm
Scientists craft an artificial windpipe from the patient's own stem cells.

Jun 20 2011

How the Brain Recognizes Its Body

Tag: Body Parts,Sight,Touch — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:39 pm
How do we know which hands are own own? Scientists zero-in on the explanation.

Apr 06 2011

Prehistoric Human Brain Found Pickled in Bog

Tag: Anthropology,Body Parts,Death and Dying,Decapitation,Prehistoric — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:30 am
A brain in near-perfect condition is found in a body-less skull of a person who was decapitated over 2,600 years ago in England.

May 27 2010

Predators Pick Body Parts for Balanced Diet

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Ants,Babies,Body Parts,Carnivores,Cats,Cheetahs,Chocolate,Cooking,Experiments,Fruits and Vegetables,Games,Humans,Insects,Predators,Pregnancy,Scientists,Snacks,Spiders,Survival,Taste,Types of Food,Women,Zoology — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:33 am
Hunger pangs probably guide meat-eating animals, including humans, to choose certain body parts of their prey over others.