Building Body Parts: Saving lives, salamander style.

If an injured salamander can grow a new limb, why can?t a human? Maybe they can, say researchers at the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine.
Starting with cells from patients bodies, scientists at this Wake Forest University facility have grown 22 different types of tissues and organs. Lives are being saved and more amazing successes are on the way.
The science fiction of yesterday happens to be a lot of the medicine of today, says Anthony Atala, MD the Institutes co-director. It is the imagination that allows us to seek these solutions that someday in the future become a reality.

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[commonman80]

This must move forward. It's to big and to Important to Global Humanity. This research is FAR MORE than Any Political Party, And greater than ANY Religious Ideology.

[rsalmon63]

So when are we going to see this stuff. Sounds like it can be done. So why are people still in need of organs!?

[shadywalker]

Hmm I always try to link new technology with old sci-fi.. I am getting the whole bacta tank concept from this.. Like from starwars..