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This is really exciting apparently Triangle Bob asked animator to redo
his appearance and make him look cooler!
Let's reveal the new Triangle Bob!
Oh. you asked to be more triangular but isn't moving gonna be difficult
This catastrophic disaster has me thinking you humans change on the outside all the time,
but could you grow a new you on the inside?
I'll just I'll just cue the intro myself!
Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin!
As you age, you humans lose cells. This leads to health problems like weakened muscles,
cognitive decline as you lose brain neurons, and weakened immunity because of a shrinking thymus.
But what if you could grow more cells to replenish these important organs?
Or grow brand-new organs entirely? What if you could grow a new you!?
Well, I found out that Scientists are working on ways to do just that: replace cells and
organs that have deteriorated through the aging process with new ones created from…well, you.
Now that’s self care! We’re talking literal Inner healing!
Cells frequently die as a result of damage. Additionally,
your body occasionally kills off damaged cells in order to protect itself from harm. Normally,
some of the damaged cells are quickly replaced by new ones.
But as you age, this replacement process becomes less effective and the number of cells in your
body starts to decline. Additionally, many of the cell types that are most important
to your long-term #thriving have no system in place to replace themselves at all . This
is a big problem for your organs and it’s one reason why you start to feel weaker,
have trouble remembering things, and get sick more easily with age.
Currently, a few failing organs like the liver and kidneys can be replaced through transplantation.
But when you implant any foreign substance into the body, like cells or organs from a donor,
you run the risk of it being rejected by the immune system
Don't worry buddy I thought you did great out there!
A way around this rejection is by growing cells or organs out of your own cells.
To do this, you first need stem cells. These are like the body’s
building materials. The most powerful kind of stem cells are called pluripotent
stem cells. They can become any type of cell–muscle, brain, blood, bone…anything.
Embryos are full of pluripotent stem cells since they are still
developing. While adults only have a small number of stem cells, they are
very restricted in the kinds of cells they can replace. However,
in recent years, scientists have discovered ways to make them from a patient’s own cells.
This is done by taking some of your cells and reprogramming them. In this process,
you first transform a mature cell into a stem-cell-like state and
then turn it into whatever cell you need.
Stem cells could also be used to grow your own organs outside of
the body and then you can transplant them later!
While a lot of work needs to be done before this becomes a reality,
scientists are already growing organs in the lab,, and one of the ways this can be done is by using
the stripped-down chassis of a donor organ as a scaffold that your stem cells can build from.
You know what? Can I get a kidney? Make that a double kidney! You guys
want anything? Should I get a kid's meal for Greeg? Is he a child? I'm not sure.
Animator can you please turn T-Bob back to
normal? He's damaging more things faster than you can replace them!
Ah that's better triangle Bob you are beautiful just the way you are! So would
you want to grow a new you? If you could create an exact copy of yourself would
you do it? I guess you'd have someone to help you with chores, so that's a plus!
By the way this super cool cell replenishing research is actually
being explored by our sponsor SENS Research Foundation, so check them out!
If you want to learn more click the first link in the description and maybe one day
when you're old instead of living with worn-out tissues and organs you'll be
made up of brand-new top of the line body parts, completely homegrown!
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