Chapter
Potential Impact of Tissue Engineering on Human Life Expectancy
33:27 - 38:27 (04:59)
Tissue engineering has the potential to regenerate many things, leading to certain individuals living better lives and possibly slightly longer lives, but not necessarily a radical increase in human longevity. However, progress is still being made with the development of new drugs and devices.
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Dr. Anthony Atala discusses the impact of tissue engineering on human life longevity, mentioning how people will see a better quality of life and the possibility of regenerating different organs and tissues for people's transplant needs in the future.
33:27 - 35:57 (02:29)
Summary
Dr. Anthony Atala discusses the impact of tissue engineering on human life longevity, mentioning how people will see a better quality of life and the possibility of regenerating different organs and tissues for people's transplant needs in the future.
ChapterPotential Impact of Tissue Engineering on Human Life Expectancy
Episode#105 – Robert Langer: Edison of Medicine
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The development of new drugs and devices can involve ways to take existing cells and give them new capabilities, such as cancer killing abilities through CAR T cell therapy, by using mechanisms found in bacteria to cut and paste genes.
35:57 - 38:27 (02:30)
Summary
The development of new drugs and devices can involve ways to take existing cells and give them new capabilities, such as cancer killing abilities through CAR T cell therapy, by using mechanisms found in bacteria to cut and paste genes. Medicine and bioengineering may involve both big leaps forward and incremental progress.