Department of Defense Invests $250 Million in Regrowing Body Parts

The military is serious about regrow body part . So serious that the Department of Defense just announced the initiation of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine , or AFIRM . The goal of AFIRM ? To “ utilize a patient role ’s natural cellular structure to reconstruct new skin , muscles and tendons , and even ear , olfactory organ and fingers . ” sound pretty great to us .

It ’s great because the researchers at the Department of Defense and DARPA are the investigator who brought us stuff like , oh , the internet and GPS . If there ’s anyone we need researching groundbreaking advances like this , it ’s them . The government is tossing them $ 250 million for the first five yr of the project , with NIH and three university on board .

And while the tech is obviously specify for use on injure soldiers first and foremost , any discoveries made will steer to steady infirmary mail hurry . And you get it on what that think : you’re able to play with more dangerous firework , as if you blow off any of your fingers you ’ll soon be able to just regrow them . Three cheerfulness for the careless future ! [ DoDandSlateviaSlashdot ]

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