FuturePundit: Rat Penis Grown With Nerves

April 29, 2003

Rat Penis Grown With Nerves

There is hope for William Hurt's character in The Big Chill.

Tissue engineers who recently demonstrated penis replacement in animals have now added a vital missing component - nerve cells.

"The nerve cells are very important - they are responsible for all the sensory function," says Anthony Atala, at Boston Children's Hospital. "In order to do complete [penile] replacements we need to make sure all of the parts are there, including the nerves."

Keep in mind FuturePundit's rule for biotechnology: any biotechnology developed for repair will eventually be used for enhancement. There will be a big demand for this.

Biotechnology offers other promising future improvements. A couple of years ago a report was made on growth of breast tissue. The days of silicone implants are numbered.

By Randall Parker at 2003 April 29 01:21 PM Biotech Organ Replacement

Comments

Mimi Harper said at May 6, 2003 01:59 PM:

I think this is alsome the name mimi is my mom lets say she likes sewing/ involves scissers so im 100% for this in humans, I gote myself somehow sleep walking at half way zone i still have nerves to make it possible to regenerate.I can still get it up some how but its probably because im young but im not satisfied so therefore i dont have inercourse I need help if you can help lets do it up I give you alote of love from the botom of my heart.Because this will probably save my life,Alote of peaple with penile ijuries think every day about killing themselfs.

Mimi Harper said at May 6, 2003 02:02 PM:

JOE LEE said at August 31, 2003 07:02 PM:

THIS IS GOOD NEWS TO HEAR ABOUT GROWING NERVES CELL TISSUE, I HAVE NO FEELING IN MY PENIS GLAN NO MORE, WHICH PREVENTS ME TO HAVEING ERECTIONS OR O HAVE ORGASM AND TO HAVE KIDS, I'AM 44 YEARS OLD, I HOPE MAYBE ONE DAY THEY CAN MAKE MY PENIS GLAN FEEL AGIAN.

Ross said at November 29, 2003 05:17 PM:

This is great news. You guys are doing a wonderful job. I also have trouble and im just 21. Hopefully this will be the answer that we're all looking for. WOOHOO!!!

Ben said at April 4, 2004 07:47 PM:

Awsome but i dont get it whats the cure how do i grow the nerves back into my penis im 15 by the way and im quite depressed about this problem

Anthony123 said at May 18, 2005 05:19 AM:

I am 14 and i have this problem is there way how to cure it?

SG1 said at July 26, 2005 10:32 PM:

The first step is to end the antiquated and hospital-condoned practice of ritual butchery, which is responsibly for 90% of all loss of feeling in the penis.