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When Prometheus transgressed the law of the ancient gods and stole fire for humankind, to teach them civilization and the arts, his punishment was typically brutal. Jupiter had the great Titan chained to the side of Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed daily on his liver, which was renewed as quickly as it was devoured.

We mere mortals do not possess livers with quite so vigorous a regenerative capacity, but the legend captures well the remarkable potential of the body to rebuild itself. Throughout our lives we sustain less gruesome injuries from which we recover spontaneously, often without realizing we . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Embryonic Stem Cells Explained

Adult Stem Cells Unbound

One Stem Cell Fixes All?

The Promethean Promise Pending

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