Regeneration

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crazyscientist

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I know it's far off which I'm quite sad about. I also know that finger regrowing thing is probably not so much real. But are there any ways to regenerate inner tissue? Nerves, organs, ligaments? Those are probably still very far off though. Sigh I wish I was younger.
If we do surgery on certain areas will that actually make future regeneration impossible?
I'm hoping for regeneration of my internal tissue but I doubt it'll be within my lifetime. If it is than it'll be when it's too late to regenerate.
I've been searching but there isn't much new news except the fingering regrowing and I heard that was a hoax.
 
crazyscientist said:
I know it's far off which I'm quite sad about. I also know that finger regrowing thing is probably not so much real. But are there any ways to regenerate inner tissue? Nerves, organs, ligaments? Those are probably still very far off though. Sigh I wish I was younger.
If we do surgery on certain areas will that actually make future regeneration impossible?
I'm hoping for regeneration of my internal tissue but I doubt it'll be within my lifetime. If it is than it'll be when it's too late to regenerate.
I've been searching but there isn't much new news except the fingering regrowing and I heard that was a hoax.
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Internal tissue?? Why not just get a transplant? My Mom got tendons from a cadaver for her knee.
 
I don't know I guess I just want to heal my own body. Your right I don't know I guess because I don't want to damage my body further by surgery. I don't want some graft for my ligament. Sorry, I guess I'm just a weird person, I really don't even know how to explain it.
 
crazyscientist said:
But are there any ways to regenerate inner tissue? Nerves, organs, ligaments? Those are probably still very far off though.
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There is a large variety of tissues in our bodies that are constantly regenerating throughout our lives, or can regenerate if required. As we age the ability of these tissues to regenerate decreases, thus contributing to the physical decline associated with aging.

Some of our tissues have a tremendous ability to regenerate. Epithelial layers and tubes are the best example. For instance, the outer layer of the skin (epidermis) and the lining of the GI tract completely renew themselves every 7-10 days. Capillaries and some larger blood vessels can repair themselves.

The liver (the major detoxifying organ of the body) is another organ with a huge potential to regenerate itself as a result of damage. Bones, ligaments, tendons and muscle can all repair themselves depending on the extent of damage.

All these regenerative capabilities rely on the activity of stem cells (or transient amplifying cells derived from stem cell divisions) dividing to replace lost cells.

The nervous systems can also regenerate themselves to a varying extent. Peripheral nerves below a certain size will regrow after being severed. And in the central nervous system we now know that specific areas of the brain are constantly renewing cells. The brain can re-wire itself to restore functions after acute injury.
 
But scientists have now focused on the ability of the zebrafish to put back lost chunks of its tail fin, in just a week. A tail fin is an organ of complicated structure, with many different types of cells and tissues.

Scientists have argued that, just as warm-blooded mammals evolved from cold-blooded creatures, it is possible that they still possess regenerative powers hidden in their genes.

Humans (and mammals) are constantly renewing blood components, skeletal muscles and skin and are able to regenerate liver tissue and repair minor injuries to bone, muscle, the tips of our toes and fingers, and the corneas of our eyes.

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-Could-Humans-Regenerate-Complex-Organs-43147.shtml

Biography: Dr Molly Stevens is currently Reader in Regenerative Medicine and Nanotechnology
and joined Imperial in 2004. In 2005 she was awarded the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize. She has developed novel approaches to tissue engineering that are likely to prove very powerful in the engineering of large quantities of human mature bone for autologous transplantation as well as other vital organs
such as liver and pancreas, which have proven elusive with other approaches. This has led to moves to commercialise the technology and set-up a clinical trial for bone regeneration in humans. In the field of nanotechnology the group has current research efforts in exploiting specific biomolecular recognition and selfassembly mechanisms to create new dynamic nano-materials, biosensors and drug delivery systems.
 
that's the thing my damageis the extreme form. Torn broken and not working type of damage. I know it heals if its minor but mine is not healing it's been so long. I think necrosis is happening to me.
 
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