This is just beyond wierd...I don't fully understand how this works, but essentially Biojewellery is a company that works with select couples to "grow" rings from their donated bone cells (apprently removed wisdom teeth work best). Being that the website describes it better than I ever could:
"Their cells will be prepared and seeded onto a bioactive scaffold. This pioneering material encourages the cells to divide and grow rapidly in a laboratory environment, so that the scaffold disappears and is replaced by living bone tissue."The couple ends up with a ring that is made from the other partner's tissue. A little too creepy for me, but it's a very interesting project, and the sample ring is very appealing. The image to the right is the bioactive scaffold.
creepy cool.
ReplyDeletethat's just weird.
ReplyDeleteyeah...I can't decide if I think it's totally creepy or if I kind of like it. Dunno!
ReplyDeleteThe surgical photos of them extracting the wisdom teeth on their website are just plain gross, though!
ReplyDeleteoooh, wildness. no need to have the photos though, we can all remember the feeling!
ReplyDeletein germany my sister in law has rings which are a soft type of gold which while wearing become dented and formed by the day to day wearing. rather symbolic and lovely to look at too!