A good part of
Robert Lanza’s studies in human embryonic stem cell research goes to the further expansion of Regenerative Medicine. As human embryonic stem cells have an extremely high pluripotency and have the ability to generate three different types of cell found in the body, the potential to use stem cell research to generate nearly unlimited amounts of any type of human cell is exponential. This is one of the goals of stem cell research: so human cells may be created to replace or repair damaged ones in a human body.
Regenerative Medicine is defined as the process by which living, viable tissue is created in order to repair and replace those that have been damaged or ruptured by congenital defects.
Robert Lanza’s research in regenerating retinal cells in order to replace those which have been damaged due to blindness—a currently experimental treatment that is still undergoing clinical trials—is one such example. This is but one of the more recent advancements in stem cell research that continues to prove that regenerative medicine may in fact be the solution to many uncured diseases today.
Regenerative Medicine also empowers scientists, allowing them to grow tissues and organs in laboratory conditions and use them for safe implantation into a body that cannot heal itself. Aside from cell implantation, there is also the potential to regenerate whole organs for transplanting into the human body, thus eliminating the need to look for qualified organ donors, guaranteeing a more definite match to a patient's need.
Further details on Robert Lanza’s research relating to stem cell research and regenerative medicine can be found at
www.robertlanza.com.
