This war tool is truly cutting edge!
The United States Air Force is developing sci-fi skin technology that could soon heal soldiers’ wounds five times faster than the human body, officials said on Thursday.
University of Michigan scientist Dr. Indika Rajapakse is working with the military to research ways to “reprogram” a person’s own cells to accelerate healing – potentially improving the health of soldiers and veterans in the long term, said the United States Air Force in a press release.
To research mind-blowing technology, Rajapakse is using a special live cell imaging microscope paid for by the United States Air Force, along with an elaborate 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 obligation to make the most of them.”
Cell reprogramming involves taking one type of human cell, such as a skin cell, and reorganizing its genome to become a different type of cell, such as a muscle or a blood cell.
Other details, including when the technology could be ready for use, were not immediately available.