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Stem Cells
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Stem Cells

The Future of Medicine


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Salamanders can regrow limbs, and with the help of stem cells, so, too, can humans. The subject of stem cell research provokes much controversy, but in this enlightening presentation, Eckhard Alt, a professor of medicine, attempts to dispel fears surrounding this nascent science. Alt’s viewpoint is unabashedly biased, and he cherry-picks only case studies with positive outcomes; his business, after all, is stem cell therapy. But even the Vatican is getting on board, which may sway opponents with moral objections to this revolutionary development. To impart his esoteric know-how effectively to a lay audience, Alt fortifies his talk with graphs, images and videos. getAbstract recommends his astounding oration to anyone interested in the future of medicine.

Take-Aways

  • Many people oppose stem cell research, particularly embryonic stem cell research, on moral grounds. This subfield has no future as it has no clinical applications, but the potential of adult stem cell research is far-reaching.
  • Stem cell therapy involves extracting stem cells – which are produced in blood vessels – from a body, cultivating those cells and reinjecting them into the same body at the site where their regenerative properties are required.
  • Stem cells are versatile: They can adapt to their environment to become any sort of body tissue, including muscle tissue, bone tissue and nerve tissue.

About the Speaker

Eckhard Alt founded ISAR Klinikum, a Munich hospital, and is the chairman of InGeneron, a biotechnology firm.


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