Quote Originally Posted by soofle616 View Post
The point is not the thyroid gland specifically but rather the ability to create any organ needed. This is a huge thing because donors aren't always readily available which means a priority list exists for those in need of organ transplants.

As for your comment about russian propaganda, that was my first thought as well. I tend not to believe anything i hear in terms of scientific breakthroughs coming out of russia. If its legit, than awesome and good on them but ill hold my kudos until it's proven to be real.
Agreed, good point. Vladimir Mironov who is running this company is, however, known to be a fantasist, and a controversial one at that (http://www.nature.com/news/2011/1102....2011.119.html). But the clock is ticking and we will see if anything comes of this.