The more discussions I read on Docplexus, the more I realize that most members of Docplexus are unaware of Cell Therapies. In a recent conference in Delhi, A speaker remarked, there are about 56,000 Doctors registered with Delhi Medical Council, but hardly 56 may be aware of Cell Therapies. These two observations have prompted me to write this short article. In the last half century, the most remarkable discovery is the understanding of Stem Cells. The Stem cells can herald a revolution in Medicine which will leave its imprint on future centuries. Let us start with Diabetes.
So far we know a tremendous lot about Diabetes. But all treatment was centered around using insulin or something that works like insulin. We could not restore the missing insulin producing cells. Stem Cells can do that. There is an animal called Salmander, which has unique capability of reproducing a lost limb. Now…