Scientists Discover Way to Re-grow Human Limbs and Organs
This article is based on the CBS News article “Medicine’s Cutting Edge: Re-Growing Organs.”
Medical research scientists have recently found a way to do something that was thought impossible for centuries. By using a substance called extracellular matrix, they have created a powder that literally regrows lost limbs. Using this same powder, they have also used an inkjet infused with mouse heart cells to print out a heat structure that can also be turned into a real, beating mouse heart.
While this certainly seems more than sci-fi, this is the real deal. Correspondent Wyatt Andrews used the powder himself on his missing finger, and within 4 weeks, the finger, complete with bone structure and fingernail, grew back healthy and complete. In theory, scientists should be able to use this powder to grow back lost limbs and even vital organs as an alternative for organ transplant.
The regenerative medicine is soon going to be used by the United States Army for restoring the lost limbs of veterans. The result so far is unknown, but all signs point to the outcome that it will be completely successful. If we can master this new regenerating substance, the next breakthrough in the future of medicine is not far off. It’s not difficult to imagine the possibilities.