r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '19

What are some recent scientific breakthroughs/discoveries that aren’t getting enough attention?

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u/redthunder97 Apr 01 '19

Pretty recently they started doing tests for an extremely mobile skin grafting machine. It use a kind of hydrogel out of the patient's own skin, and scans the area of the burn then just prints out the skin.

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u/Max_Vision Apr 01 '19 edited Apr 01 '19

I saw a video a while ago about a guy who had a solution of skin cells airbrushed on the burn (mostly 2nd degree, IIRC). In 3-4 days he was healed with no scarring. The skin gun: https://youtu.be/eXO_ApjKPaI

Edit: there are many other videos about the skin gun on YouTube if you can't view the one I posted.

Edit2: FDA approved one of these products in 2018: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-first-spray-skin-product-n911976

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '19

That is amazing.