Regenerative medicine is a branch
of translational research in tissue engineering and molecular biology which
deals with the "process of replacing, engineering or regenerating human
cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function". The
promising field of Regenerative
Medicine is working to
restore structure and function of damaged tissues and organs.
The goal of this medicine is to find a way to cure previously untreatable
injuries and diseases. Scientific research is working to make treatments
available for clinical use.Though it may sound like science fiction, doctors
are already producing made-to-order body parts. To get started, doctors scrape cells off the body
part in question and grow them in a petri dish.
In time, the body part grows strong enough
that it can be implanted inside the patient.One company, Organovo, has
developed a printer capable of 3D printing body parts. In time, this new technology
will become increasingly mainstream, providing patients with lifesaving organ
replacements.
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