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Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun (arstechnica.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/hardware@lemmy.world
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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bone hurting juice when the bone healing gun shows up:

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 14 points 6 months ago

It shoots bone apple tea

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 months ago

Gun breaks bones.
Gun heals bones.
Can’t explain that.

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So Americans have been ahead of their time, just waiting for this invention?

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 6 months ago

Americans are about 20th on a list of countries of gun deaths per year, yet have approximately 3 guns per resident.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Orthopedic surgeons get another carpentry tool! Can't wait to see how they find a reason to use a brad nailer!

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Rick gives Morty guns

[–] blackfire@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Love this kinda story. Novel approach but obvious when you think about it.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

The Chinese version that shoots an oyster-inspired glue into wound sounds a lot slicker.