The ability to regenerate or recreate missing body parts sounds more like part of a science fiction story than reality. But researchers are finding evidence that regeneration may be possible someday in the future with improvements in technology. They imagine using 3D-printing to make a kidney for someone in need of a replacement. They also talk about possibly using bioelectricity to cause cells to build new tissue and organs. These ideas and others were discussed earlier this month at the World Science Festival in New York City. The presentation was called “Forever Young: The Promise of Human Regeneration.” Scientists talked about the future of regenerative medicine, which combines the body’s ability to heal itself with progress in biomedical engineering.
Title: Re-Growing Human Body Parts
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/body_parts.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Re-Growing Human Body Parts' data-article-id='2462'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13875'>The ability to regenerate or recreate missing body parts sounds more like part of a science fiction story than reality.</span> <span data-start-time='13875' data-end-time='27188'>But researchers are finding evidence that regeneration may be possible someday in the future with improvements in technology.</span> <span data-start-time='27188' data-end-time='37500'>They imagine using 3D-printing to make a kidney for someone in need of a replacement.</span> <span data-start-time='37500' data-end-time='50292'>They also talk about possibly using bioelectricity to cause cells to build new tissue and organs.</span> <span data-start-time='50292' data-end-time='60396'>These ideas and others were discussed earlier this month at the World Science Festival in New York City.</span> <span data-start-time='60396' data-end-time='68854'>The presentation was called “Forever Young: The Promise of Human Regeneration.”</span> <span data-start-time='68854' data-end-time='86354'>Scientists talked about the future of regenerative medicine, which combines the body’s ability to heal itself with progress in biomedical engineering.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/forever_young.m4a'><span>Forever Young</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/kidneys_and_science.m4a'><span>Kidneys and Science</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/grow_new_parts.m4a'><span>Grow New Parts</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8892 data-hint-location='13875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/regeneration_may_be_possible__blank_.m4a'>Regeneration may be possible <span class='blank'>in the future</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='in the future'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/in_the_future.m4a'><span>in the future</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/at_a_festival.m4a'><span>at a festival</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/with_all_diseases.m4a'><span>with all diseases</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1945/for_some_organs.m4a'><span>for some organs</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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