Word: corneas
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...female partner and various indignities for the male, you might as well make a few backup copies of any viable embryo that's produced. And once you've got the backup copies, why not keep a few in the freezer, in case Junior ever needs a new kidney or cornea...
...India, the going rate for a kidney from a live donor is $1,500; for a cornea, $4,000; for a patch of skin, $50. Two centers of the thriving kidney trade are Bombay, where private clinics cater to Indians and a foreign clientele dominated by wealthy Arabs, and Madras, a center for patients from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Renal patients in India and Pakistan who cannot find a relative to donate a kidney are permitted to buy newspaper advertisements offering living donors up to $4,300 for the organ. Mohammad Aqeel, a poor Karachi tailor who recently sold...
According to Dattner, the Boston Globe, and hospital authorities, the New York native received a scratched cornea and head bruises during the scuffle...
CRIMSON editor Benjamin Dattner '92 described the scene: He was relaxing on a Delta Airlines flight to Atlanta when Wahlberg accosted him. "Yo, man, you're in my seat," Wahlberg growled. When Dattner asked to see his ticket, Wahlberg rammed his fingers into Dattner's eyes, scratching his cornea. Then Wahlberg's bodyguards pinned Dattner to his seat while Donnie whaled away. The New Kids and their attorneys have yet to challenge Dattner's story...
...alternative, explained Busby, is to use avegetable protein matrix that mimicks the responseof the human cornea. Another alternative is totest cosmetics on processed human skin patches,currently available on the market. Both methodsare also much cheaper than the outdatedanimal-testing methods, Busby added...