Indeed. The ability to grow a whole new identical bodypart would greatly advance the field of medical practice in areas that were previously too complex. Such as the eye, the retina, the hand, etc.
The question is though, would anyone attempt to create a brain, or a whole human? Or maybe they would begin a self sustaining race of advanced creatures that looked identical to us? Or what if a deadly genetic disease was created as a result of the research? How would such a thing be contained? How would the public respond to the inevitable holocaust-like mass execution of all the carriers?
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