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Tissue regeneration is certainly the most important feasible application of stem cell research. Currently, organs must be provided or donated by someone and transplanted, but the demand for organs far exceeds supply. Stem cells could potentially be used to grow a any type of tissue or organ if directed to differentiate in a certain way. For example, Stem cells that lie just beneath the skin have been used to engineer new skin tissue that can be grafted on to burn victims.

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