<http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/09/26/hopkins-doctors-give-woman-a-new-ear/> Hopkins Doctors Grow New Ear On Woman's Arm Reminds me of Cordwainer Smith's "A Planet Named Shayol." Since Smith, as Paul Linebarger, got his PhD at Johns Hopkins and was later a professor there at SAIS, I wonder if Dr. Byrne found his inspiration in that story. -- David.