Stillwater has been sister city to Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, since 1985. The State of Oklahoma and Kyoto Prefecture signed a sister state agreement in 1985 through the auspices of the governorâs office.
The search for reparative cells that can contribute to the process of lung regeneration, whether called progenitors or stem cells, has been fueled by the need for improved clinical therapies to treat patients suffering from the burden of diseases that arise from injury or degeneration of lung tissue.
Human ribs can regenerate if the periosteum, the membrane surrounding the rib, is left intact (Nadia Rosenthal in Howard Hughes Medical Institute The 2006 Holiday Lectures on Science). For this reason, ribs are one of the most reliable and versatile flaps used in reconstructive surgery, and free tissue transfer.