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Accidents or surgeries like that of when a tumor is cut away generally leave gaps in bones. In such cases bone-grafting are done by crafting a scaffold made of carbon nanotubes or other artificial material to fill the gaps.

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Paramedics, police, and firemen attend to the injured after a construction site covered walkway collapsed injuring a dozen pedestrians in downtown San Diego, Thursday Aug. 28, 2008.

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