Stem Cells Are a Bioengineers Best Friends

If I could learn about anything, I would probably have to chose "utilizing stem cells to grow body parts." If you could extract umbilical stem cells when a baby is born, freeze and store them until needed, and then use them as the starting blocks for tissue growth and organ formation, then all the artificial organs could be replaced with biological copies. It would also discontinue organ transplantation from other sources. I would love to learn about the aspects of organ transplantation, stem cell growth and the medical ethics involved with these fields of study. Maybe when I leave Penn, I will be able to have a better understanding of tissue formation, organ growth and stem cell research. I may even be able to go into research dealing with these topics.