Regenerative medicine's promising future
Anthony Atala,
Special to CNN
July 10, 2011 8:33 a.m. EDT
3-D printer produces organs
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Regenerative medicine is science based on use of body's ability to heal itself
Anthony Atala says progress is being made in growing organs for use in transplants
Atala says printing technology offers one way to create new organs
He says much work needs to be done before a printed organ could be ready for possible use
Editor's note: Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, spoke at the TED2011 conference in March. TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "Ideas worth spreading," which it distributes on its website.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (CNN) -- Is it possible for humans to regenerate a damaged body part the way starfish and salamanders can? Will doctors one day be able to replace cancer-ridden organs with healthy ones engineered in a lab? Will lengthy waiting times for organ transplants eventually become a thing of the
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