Regenerative Medicine

摘要

Across trade and industry, 3D printing is revolutionising manufacturing by enabling customised and on-demand products for consumers - and the medicine world is no different. Indeed, stem cell scientists are already tapping into this transformative technology. For a number of years now, scientists have conducted research in the field of regenerative medicine, and their discoveries are very intriguing.They have learned,for example, that certain animals regenerate some parts of their bodies. Some lizards can grow back a severed tail; planarians and sea cucumbers, when cut into two, can each grow into a new worm; sharks can grow new teeth and replace what was lost; and starfish can give themselves a new arm.