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Harnessing Nature’s Clues for Regeneration, Disease Reversion, and Rejuvenation

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We currently live on a planet with many other organisms which from a health and wellness perspective are much further advanced than human beings.

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Pastor, I.S. (2019). Harnessing Nature’s Clues for Regeneration, Disease Reversion, and Rejuvenation. In: Lee, N. (eds) The Transhumanism Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16920-6_22

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