The military’s plan to regrow body parts

Apr 25th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: News, Research

Friday, April 18, 2008
The regeneration of lost body parts has just moved from science fiction to U.S. military policy.

Yesterday the Department of Defense announced the creation of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine, which will go by the happy acronym AFIRM. According to DOD’s news service, AFIRM will “harness stem cell research and technology … to reconstruct new skin, muscles and tendons, and even ears, noses and fingers.”

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Source: Slate Magazine

Tags: Regenerative Medicine, AFIRM, DoD, Research

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