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Well, something did happen with Juvista. It just wasn't positive. Plus, Juvista never had results anywhere near this prior to their failed clinical trials. Look, it may not happen as soon as we li...

Since I have a family member that previously worked for the DoD I can tell you guys that there are never really any set dates that things are decided by. Part of this is by design since the very natu...

Any updates from Dr. Harmon chuckstonchew? Eagerly awaiting the news that they got their funding.

Thanks for all the updates chuckstonchew. I'm eagerly awaiting November for word on the funding. I'm still in for helping out any way I can if need be.

@vladislav, I would love to read the e-mails as well but I'm guessing some of them might come with a disclaimer that the contents of the e-mail are the recipient's eyes only. So posting it to a messa...

I agree with seabs135; the hydrogel will be funded one way or another because of the promise it holds. But I'd still like to do whatever I can to help that happen as quickly as possible. Even if that...

Honestly, I don't understand all the negativity. And I'm sure quoting statistics from Wikipedia is not the most reliable source of information. I find it odd that they don't even have citations for ...

I would love to use kickstarter but it can't be used for medical research, only artistic projects. I was basically using it as an example that people will donate to things they believe in. However, ...

@skinregenerator We found out from Sun, another researcher on the hydrogel whose name appears first on the published paper, that Gerecht is trying to go through SBIR for funding so it makes logical ...

Here's a link to some interesting statistics on the SBIR site. The most interesting being the months between the different stages going from proposal, selection to the start of the awards. For t...

Here's a link to some interesting statistics on the SBIR site. The most interesting being the months between the different stages going from proposal, selection to the start of the awards. For t...

@skinregenerator, yeah I think we're all familiar with that. Hopefully she does find some funding there. chuckstonchew has been in touch with Dr. Harmon (another Johns Hopkins researcher involved in...

Great! Thanks for the update chuckstonchew. Also, sorry about writing your handle as chuckstonstew before.

@seabs, I was just getting ready to comment on how mice only have sweat glands on their paws, tail and nose. Chuckstonstew, did Dr. Harmon stop communicating with you?

@Lapis, broadening the scope would definitely be a good idea. Brings it closer to home (even show cosmetic applications perhaps). Giving people a sense of a personal incentive definitely helps but t...

I think everyone is completely underestimating what could be raised online. Case and point, look at this link: Ten MILLION dollars raised for developing a watch for iPhone. Granted, the appeal o...

Lapis, I agree. I wouldn't make an overly manipulative video like you describe with sad piano music. The trick with these kinds of things (along with film and television) is to elicit emotions in yo...

Good to hear he's still in touch with you chuckstonchew. As far as ideas go, I would first ask him what involvement he would want from us to help get the project funding. For example, does he want ...

Hey chuckstonchew, have you heard anything more from Dr. Harmon?

All healing being equally, we'd all obviously prefer a method that doesn't include excising the scar tissue and waiting for it to heal. But as of now only the hydrogel has shown complete regeneration...

@midnightmist No worries, your opinion is completely valid. Honestly, it would be 100% preferable if a treatment came along that could reverse scar tissue into normal skin (with skin appendages) by...

Great article, thanks mars123. I find this quote to be such an oxymoron: “The purely academic way of thinking was, ‘I’m putting my science in ...

Excellent! Glad he was so forthcoming and interested in our involvement. Like seabs said, I do hope that whatever gels they're working on give the same regenerative results. Can't wait to hear what...

Yeah, sounds like that's about right. Seabs, I would imagine the funding from NHBLI is on a rolling basis and they were able to get additional funds last year. The discrepancy between Sun saying the...

Great! Look forward to hearing what they have to say. In looking at the NIH project information page further they received additional funding from the same institute for a little over $60k. Good n...