This instrument of war is truly “last minute”!
The U.S. Air Force is developing a science-fiction-worthy skin technology that could soon heal soldiers’ wounds five times faster than the human body, officials said Thursday.
Dr. Indika Rajapakse, a University of Michigan scientist, is working with the military to research ways to “reprogram” their cells to speed healing – potentially improving the long-term health of soldiers and veterans, Air Force said. US in a press release.
To research the wonderful technology, Rajapakse uses a special living cell imaging microscope paid for by the US Air Force, along with an elaborate algorithm, he said.
“The impact of this research effort can be far-reaching,” Rajapakse said. “We have the resources to do this and it is our duty to take full advantage of them.”
Cellular reprogramming involves taking a type of human cell, such as a skin cell, and readjusting its genome so that it becomes another cell type, such as a muscle or a blood cell.
Other details, including when the technology might be ready for use, were not immediately available.