[ RadSafe ] tissue growing

[JPreisig at aol.com]

R.D. Holcomb/Radsafe:
 
     New teeth grown in place????  How cool is  that!!!!
 
     Joe Preisig
 
 
In a message dated 7/2/2015 2:07:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dholcomb at austin.utexas.edu writes:
 
A recent  discussion with a researcher here at UT, who, at a conference, 
saw a  presentation by a doctor using stem cells to grow a new tooth, in situ, 
as a  natural tooth. 

R. DeWayne Holcomb, CHP, CLSO
The Univ. of Texas at  Austin
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-----Original Message-----
From: JPreisig at aol.com  [mailto:JPreisig at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 12:24 AM
To:  radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] tissue  growing

Radsafe,

Hope you are  well.

An interesting graphic about global  warming  exists from an atmospheric 
researcher at  UAlabama-Hunstville.  Don't recall  his name.  Search at  will. 
 2000 years of data???  Warming is a  long period natural  phenomenon???  
Milankovitch cycle???

A  news item I've seen lately discusses  success growing whole breasts in  
the laboratory.  Not just one tissue or  another, but whole  breasts.  
Guess this is being done for research, but  perhaps  someday for mastectomy 
or transplant purposes??.  Clearly we are   somewhat able to grow some body 
organs.  What's next --- growing whole  arms  or legs for 
transplantation???  
Good luck!!!!  Grown  from STEM cells  from an affected 
individual/patient??.

Apparently it is difficult/not  possible for someone with a  brain 
injury to regenerate brain tissue.   Perhaps someday  someone will grow 
brain 
tissue outside of the body (from STEM   cells??) in the laboratory.  It's 
alive, it's alive!!!  This  would  help cure possibly many diseases.  Mental 
retardation,  ALS???, Parkinson's  disease, Cerebral Palsy and many others.  
An  adept surgeon could install  the brain tissue grown in a laboratory  out
side of the body???  It may be a  while until this happens.   Patients in 
wheel chairs for years might walk  again???  Hope  so.


Regards,     Joe   Preisig






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