are fast moving fields with vastly transformative implications for the future of health care and capital markets.

• This book will show the state of the art in the translational fields of stem cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
• The state of developments in specific organ systems, where novel solutions to organ failure are badly needed such as the lungs, kidney and so forth, are discussed in various chapters.
• These present and future advances are placed in the context of the overall field, offering a comprehensive and quick up-to-date drink from the fountain of knowledge in this rapidly emerging field.
• This book provides an investigator-level overview of the current field accessible to the educated scientific generalist as well as a college educated readership, undergraduates and science writers, educators and professionals of all kinds.

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