(via Scott, via CBSNews) Three years ago, Lee Spievack sliced off the tip of his finger in the propeller of a hobby shop airplane.

What happened next, Andrews reports, propelled him into the future of medicine. Spievack’s brother, Alan, a medical research scientist, sent him a special powder and told him to sprinkle it on the wound.

“I powdered it on until it was covered,” Spievack recalled.

To his astonishment, every bit of his fingertip grew back.

“Your finger grew back,” Andrews asked Spievack, “flesh, blood, vessels and nail?”

“Four weeks,” he answered.

There is more at the link. It is an interesting story, these guys developing a possible way to regrow limbs and all. I mean that sounds like a smooth plan right.

Right, Doctor Conners?

Oh, sorry, you’re the Lizard now, right, I forgot! And how did that happen? Oh I almost forgot! Curt Conners came up with a formula to regrow his arm. And instead? Turned into the Lizard.

Now, I’m not saying this possible amazing medical breakthrough will result in supervillany… I’m just… ok I am saying that. When people turn into lizard-men and start eating your faces off don’t come crying to me! Fuck, people, learn from the lessons of Spider-Man, will you?

* Don’t ignore crooks just because you’re a wrestler.
* Wheatcakes are tastier than they sound.
* Living with your aunt until you’re thirty makes perfect social and financial sense.
* Science will fuck you up for life.
* If your best friend’s father is out to kill you, eventually your best friend will turn on you and then die.
* Before he does though, he’ll totally steal your girl.
* Who is probably going to die.
* And why will she die? Because science will fuck her up for life.
* Dune buggies are never the answer.
* Guilt and bouts of emo sorrow make you a better person.
* Stay the fuck away from radioactive animals.
* And then some.

So, come on: is this medical breakthrough or the start of a long slide towards Man-Bats and Lizard-men? YOU MAKE THE CALL!