From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: RonJeremy{at}DieuxMe.com
Subject: Re: PICS:  'Star Trek' device that heals skin instantly could soon
be used by astronauts on ISS

On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:34:34 -0600,
carolyn.e.heath{at}hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (cazza13) wrote:

>So TV actually isn't Science Fiction anymore??? Amazing discoveries. 
>Medicine and Science have come a long way.
>
>
>FROM:  MO
>
>Star Trek has once again proved how ahead of its time it was after
>being the influence behind a new range of biotechnological devices
>from Nasa. 
>
>When Commander Riker has a run in with DataAs cat, in TV series Star
>Trek: The Next Generation, Dr Beverley Crusher heals his wounds
>instantly using a simple handheld device. 
>
>The gadget, called a dermal regenerator, works by regenerating RikerAs
>cells and despite being a work of fiction, the technology could soon
>become a reality on board the International Space Station. 
>
>Nasa has signed a deal to create anovel biotechnologyA devices
>including a system that builds 3D human cells, and another that treats
>pain externally.  
>
>The gadgets will be built under patent licensing agreements in
>partnership with Texas-based GRoK Technologies and are the results of
>the agency's Technology Transfer Program. 
>
>The first device, called BioReplicates, will let users create 3D human
>tissue models that can be used for drug and cosmetic testing. 
>
>They will increase the asafety, efficacy and toxicityA of current
>tests and add agreater accuracy, reliability and cost-efficiency.A
>
>Nasa said the technology could help reduce animal testing, too. 
>
>The technology would work in a similar way to the dermal regenerators
>used in Star Trek and future models could one day heal wounds
>automatically.  
>
>The second technology, called Scionic, would be used in medical
>devices that could target musculoskeletal pain and inflammation
>externally. 
>
>For example, devices could be rubbed over the skin and boost the
>bodyAs natural painkilling functions, without the use of drugs.
>
>Nasa said it is interested in the potential these technologies present
>for regenerating bone and muscle. 
>
>During long spaceflights, for example, astronauts have been known to
>develop osteopenia - a condition that arises from the loss of bone and
>muscle mass and bone density. 
>
>The patented technologies will help GRoK develop breakthrough products
>for the research and medical communities and advance overall
>understanding of biomedicine. 
>
>aIt's not just science fiction anymore. All indications are that 21st
>century life sciences will change dramatically during the next several
>decades, and GRoK is working to define the forefront of a new
>scientific wave,A explained GRoK's founder and CEO Moshe Kushman.
>
>The Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) has already created technology
>that performs a similar job to GRoK TechnologiesA Scionic concept. 
>
>Called Scenar, the device uses a mild electrical signal thatAs placed
>over a personAs skin on areas of pain.
>
>Dermal nerve receptors in the skin send these signals through the
>central nervous system to the brain. 
>
>The brain reacts by releasing neuropeptides - natural healing and
>regulatory substances, including some of the strongest known
>painkillers such as endorphins.
>
>It differs from TENS machines, because it encourages the body to heal
>itself, whereas TENS uses electrical signals to temporarily block pain
>signals from reaching the brain.
> 
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Can it make my penis as long as a telephone pole?  Such a dermal
reviagrater would be handy when I'm in the recliner but feeling horny.
Hate to drop my pork rinds just to drop trou.
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