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Originally Posted by xepherys
My biggest question is... how soon can I get these genes? I know a lot of people are less than eager to get into genetic experimentation but I, for one, am quite so. I think that discoveries like this and applications of such discoveries within humans will be of great benefit. Any thoughts?
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What you should be asking is whether we have genes analogous to that regenerative gene found in the mice.
While the idea of being able to regenerate tissue sounds all nice and dandy you must remember that the very nature of cancer is that it consits of cells whose proliferation (i.e. regenerative abilities) is being overexpressed and escapes all regulatory mechanisms that govern normal development.
I wouldn't hold my breath and expect great benefits to come out from this... not for another 60 to 80 years anyways.