SCIENCE BUZZ – No, pig’s bladder powder did not regrow a man’s finger. The Guardian’s Bad Science column debunks the long-circulating story about a man regrowing a finger through the magical use of powdered pig’s bladder: First problem, it was a minor injury, not a missing finger.

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1. Only Trouble: There Was No Missing Finger
2. “It grew back — ‘flesh, blood, vessels and nail’ — in four weeks”
3. Video Slideshow of the Re-growing Digit
4. Breathless Report of Finger Growth!
5. Esquire Reports on the Story in September

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