Hacker News with Generative AI: Regenerative Medicine

Directly converting skin cells to brain cells yields 1k% success (newatlas.com)
In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go through the intermediate step of converting them to stem cells first.
The quest for a "communication device" that tells cells to regenerate the body (bigthink.com)
What if medicine could harness this innate healing ability with precision, using technology to direct the body to repair damaged tissues and organs, or even regenerate them entirely?
Clinical Trials for Drug That Replaces Missing Teeth Underway (sciencealert.com)
People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.
Chicago scientists develop revolutionary cartilage regeneration technology [video] (youtube.com)
Scientists discover macrophages that participate in alveolar regeneration (medicalxpress.com)
Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 6 Years (popularmechanics.com)