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* In 2013 another [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130110121020.htm direct cell-type conversion] was demonstrated whereby only one type of protein needed to be repressed. That's good news because methods based on viral vectors, plasmids and RNA can alter the genome in an unintentional way or have other problematic side effects. | * In 2013 another [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130110121020.htm direct cell-type conversion] was demonstrated whereby only one type of protein needed to be repressed. That's good news because methods based on viral vectors, plasmids and RNA can alter the genome in an unintentional way or have other problematic side effects. | ||
* In 2017 [https://phys.org/news/2017-06-two-part-stem-cells.html control of plasmids] (ring-shaped bacterial genomes) has been improved. | * In 2017 [https://phys.org/news/2017-06-two-part-stem-cells.html control of plasmids] (ring-shaped bacterial genomes) has been improved. Using them, normal stem cells have been reliably differentiated. As soon as this can be achieved with iPSC, tissue engineering should get a boost resulting in a myriad of applications. For incurable diseases, we can expect that they will cut out the diseased tissue and replace it with a lab-printed version. | ||
Thus in the year 2032 it seems totally plausible for Bertram Navarre to be regenerating spinal damage in humans, albeit with horrifying methods and aims. | Thus in the year 2032 it seems totally plausible for Bertram Navarre to be regenerating spinal damage in humans, albeit with horrifying methods and aims. |
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