A 3D printer that creates exact replicas of bones provides surgeons with more options in transplants.
And if that's not good enough, researches are trying to determine if mollusks hold the secret to regenerating human bones. Others have already found ways to accelerate bone growth using stem cells and some nifty nanotech (at least in principal).
What's being called 'Stem cell fabrics' have the potential to give us universal tissues that will adapt to any transplant environment.
We're learning that neurons can be repurposed, allowing us to, among other things, possible restore movement to limbs suffering form certain kinds of paralysis. Meanwhile, some kinds of paralysis can be reversed using stem cells.
They're all years away, so try to take care of yourselves. Still, its comforting to know the extent of what we'll be able to do... and I purposefully didn't pick any links to Cancer or HIV research, of which there has been a lot of progress recently.
And as usually TED.com has a great video:
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I am glad someone else is keeping up with this too man. I can't wait for them to grow me a new heart so I can go run a fucking marathon when I'm 80. <3
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