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Floating University — April 26, 2015

WATCH: Inside Every Human Cell Lies the Fountain of Youth

Professor Douglas Melton takes a look at the basis for regenerative medicine, the human body’s ability to divide, grow, and specialize cells.

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In this video, professor Douglas Melton introduces the science of stem cells and their greatest hope: new “man-made” stem cells that could soon be used to reverse incurable degenerative diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. Professor Melton tells how these same stem cells may be the keys that unlock an end to aging as we know it.

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