Pitt Stem-Cell Procedure Gives Hope for Regrowing Limbs

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Regaining a quarter-inch of his missing left index finger makes playing a human guinea pig worthwhile for Army Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris.

The first soldier to volunteer for an experimental procedure pioneered by a Pittsburgh researcher, Harris said he knows most people aren't impressed with his new stub but it represents progress for soldiers maimed in combat.

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Pitt Stem-Cell Procedure Gives Hope for Regrowing Limbs

"If we gain anything, that's something," said Harris, 33, of Coleman, Texas.

The U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is working with the University...

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