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of electromagnetic pollution (radiation) that we are now experiencing with the
mobile (cellular) phones and wireless technologies. This is now becoming of a
great concern with increasing number of scientists and the health related
issues.

Bioelectricity Reborn

The good news is that more scientists in the field of regeneration are now
more sympathetic to research like Becker and
how bio-electricity is an important part of the
jigsaw in understanding human regeneration.

One such scientist is Michael Levin, whom is
the director of Tufts University's Center for
Regeneration and Developmental Biology in
Medford near Boston. He believes that
bioelectricity will help us find important clues
in understanding the regeneration process
and he feels that limb regeneration will happen in our lifetimes.

Levin's research is perhaps little known in the wider community may be due to
the fact that most pioneers in regeneration feel that the answers are in
genetics and stem cells. Of course such research has led to amazing
discoveries and achievements already. Including wind pipes, new bladders,
regrowing of finger digits and soon trials will be underway for blood
regeneration based on patient's stem cells.

The later being a powerful solution to blood donor shortages. Plus let us not
forget that eventually a patient can have a new organ replacement such as a
kidneys regrown in the lab based on the patient's own stem cells.

Is this all a pipe dream? But why?

• If tadpoles can regrow lost tails;
• If a decapitated flatworm can regrow a new head;
• A lizard can escape its predator by shedding its tail;
• If the axolotl Mexican salamander can regenerate everything from

regrowing new limbs, its spinal cord, and even parts of its brain, all
without any evidence of scarring.

Then as scientists leading this field of study say, why can't humans? Even
some mammals have the ability to regenerate, such as a reindeer can regrow