1.Disease: heart, kidney, liver 2.Trauma 3.Environment: x-rays, 2 nd hand smoke 4. Aging 5.Congenital Defects: cleft palate, heart
1.Drug therapy 2.Surgery 3.Transplants “Every 30 seconds, a patient dies from a disease that could be treated with tissue replacement." This shocking observation, presented by Dr. Anthony Atala, Wake Forest School of Medicine, N.C., emphasizes the need for regenerative technology.
WIRED SCIENCE | Body Builders Re-gen Revolution University of Pittsburgh organized first meeting to discuss human tissue regeneration/leaders in the WORLD! Scientists from all over world attended/still occurs yearly Main goal: repair damaged tissues, not replace entire organ, but today working on generating new organs