Tissue Engineering: An Explanation of How Stem Cells Can be Used to Regrow Cartilage

The perpetual search for the Fountain of Youth has both fascinated as well as eluded human beings for centuries.
What has been particularly interesting has been the observation that other species (eg, earthworms, salamanders, etc.) can regenerate severed body parts… but human beings cannot.
The recent surge in interest in tissue engineering has been prompted by the [...]