 In this fascinating program, experts on the cutting edge of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine present the astounding results of their research. Academic experts from MIT, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Duke University, and the University of Toronto—plus representatives of Osiris Therapeutics and Geron, leading industry pioneers—explain how new organs, arteries, ligaments, tendons, and skin are being grown from scratch using embryonic stem cells and bone marrow cells, bio-reactors, biodegradable scaffolding, and telomerase. Ethics issues and the race for patents are discussed as well. (28 minutes)
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Item#: BVL10220
Copyright date: ©1999
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1406-4
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-7856-1
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After Darwin: Genetics, Eugenics, and the Human Genome
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