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TOMORROW: Coaxing the body to grow bone and cartilage on biodegradable scaffolds infused with a mix of stem cells and growth factors
TOMORROW: Grown in the lab from stem or precursor cells to avoid rejection by the immune system
TOMORROW: Grown by the body from stem or precursor cells and growth factors
TOMORROW: Genetically engineered tissue grown in the lab and attached for final growth to form fully functional penis
TOMORROW: Prosthetics wired directly to motor portions of the brain to improve control and simulate the sensations of touch, pain, etc.
TOMORROW: Regenerated from stem or precursor cells in the body
TOMORROW: Heart, liver, kidneys grown from stem cells in vitro and transplanted into the body
TOMORROW: Growing functional patches of heart muscle or coaxing existing heart-muscle cells to repair themselves
TOMORROW: Implants that can be adjusted to pick up a wider range of frequencies at longer distances
TOMORROW: Breast may be grown in the lab from a patient's own fat cells and infused back through keyhole slits in the chest
TOMORROW: Permanent lens implants to correct vision while leaving the cornea intact
TOMORROW: More permanent approaches, perhaps by stimulating shrunken follicles with growth proteins