Stem Cell Benefits
Posted on November 20th, 2008 by Tariq Nelson
The other day, a Colombian woman received a new windpipe with tissue engineered from her own stem cells. This may lead to the growth of spare organs (Just like in Star Trek IV)
Or even regrow limbs:
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A heart created in a laboratory:
Restore sight in a child:
Restore sight in an adult:
I reiterate a point that I have made on several occasions. The next 25 years will potentially see some extraordinary advancements in technology and medicine. It is critical that our children are prepared to compete in this new age. Or they risk being left behind
Filed under: Changing World
A woman has been given a new section of windpipe created from her own stem cells in an operation that could revolutionise surgery. Claudia Castillo, 30, who lives in Barcelona, has become the first person to be given a whole organ