This war tool is really cutting edge!
The U.S. Air Force is developing science-fiction-worthy skin technology that could soon heal soldiers’ wounds five times faster than the human body, officials said Thursday.
A scientist from the University of Michigan, Dr. Indika Rajapakse, working with the military arm to explore ways to ‘reprogram’ one’s own cells to speed healing – potentially improving the long-term health of soldiers and veterans, the U.S. Air Force said in a press release.
To investigate the mind-altering technology, Rajapakse uses a special microscope for live cell imaging, paid for by the United States Air Force, along with a comprehensive algorithm, he said.
“The impact of this research effort can be far-reaching,” said Rajapakse. “We have the resources to do this, and it is our duty to make full use of it.”
Cellular reprogramming involves taking one type of human cell, such as a skin cell, and altering the genome so that it becomes a different type of cell, such as a muscle or blood cell.
Other details, including when the technology might be ready for use, were not immediately available.