Imagine the world when we don't need organ donors.
Or prosthetics.
When organs invaded by cancer can be regrown/replaced with new organs.
How cool will that be?
I just watched a TED talk by Alan Russell that completely inspired me and made me see the potential for regenerative medicine. He asks, "if newts can regrow their limbs, why can't we?". He also showed powerful examples of how we already use regenerative medicine today.
The best thing about this is that Stanford is building the largest Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center in the NATION and is doing their best to recruit the top-notch scientists from around the world to be part of the team. HOW COOL IS THIS?
We can't regrow limbs, replace cancerous organs, or completely repair heart damage
yet.
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