Pitt stem-cell procedure gives hope for regrowing limbs

September 29, 2008

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. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)