Monday, September 8, 2008

Bring Dr. Lanza to UTPA

If any living scientists could be invited to UTPA I would want that scientist to be Robert Lanza. Robert Lanza is a physician and eminent stem cell researcher working on engineering spare human parts using embryo clones. Since there is a probability that tissue transfer could be rejected by the recipient due to the DNA difference of the tissue and the recipient, Lanza went on to search for a way to use one’s own DNA to create that tissue. Which not only eliminate the probabilities of rejection but would also eliminate the use of harsh immunosuppressive drugs. He is close to delivering cellular therapies that might reseed the immune system, heal damaged hearts, and even save limbs. The only thing that is stopping him from doing this is the United States government policies due to the controversial issue of embryonic research.
I believe this kind of research could change the face of medicine and would be an interesting topic to bring to UTPA.

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