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Unlocking the Future of Regenerative Medicine: Beyond Genes and Pathways
The traditional paradigm of regenerative medicine has often been likened to a precise clockwork; a system driven primarily from the bottom-up through genetic or pathway rewiring. In this view, manipulating gene regulatory networks or specific signaling pathways is the key to directing cellular behavior and building complex tissues or organs. However, recent insights suggest that this mechanistic perspective might be too narrow to harness the full potential of biological systems. Instead, nature demonstrates that cellular competence extends into realms of learning, perception, and behavior—fundamental qualities that could revolutionize how we approach regeneration and therapy.