I am not a big fan of the nightly news. Truth be told, I don’t watch it all because what the networks believe constitutes “news” is usually just mindless dribble. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this informative 4-minute piece on regenerative medicine—the re-growing of human limbs.
(Note: You’ll have to suffer through a 30-second “Mr. Clean” commercial, but the rest of the video is well worth it. On a side note, in the future—thanks to new self-cleaning nanomaterials—products such as Mr. Clean could be rendered obsolete).
Now just imagine where society will be in 2018 after ten years of continuing accelerating advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology and stem cell research?
Interested in other glimpses into the future of health care? Check out these past posts:
The Future is About to Get Personal
The Coming Health Care Revolution
Visualize the Future of Health Care
Be Still My Virtual Heart
The Future of Health Care: Part 2
The Future of Health Care
Why the Health Care Sector Should Give a Rat’s Ass
Mayo Clinic Has Got Some Game
Hospitals Need to Get Plastered
Reality Stems Stem Cell Breakthrough
The Future of Organ Sales
Jack Uldrich is a writer, futurist, public speaker and host of jumpthecurve.net. He is the author of seven books, including Jump the Curve and The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business. He is also a frequent speaker on future technology and future trends, nanotechnology, innovation, change management and executive leadership to a variety of businesses, industries and non-profit organizations and trade associations.
