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MANILA, Philippines - Recent years have seen a boom in the number of stem cell clinics opening to the public in the Philippines to cure this-and-that disorder, to make one look and feel young again, and even to add years to one’s life. However, there is a big difference between these “magic potions” offered by unscrupulous clinics and the real scientific approach to stem cell therapy.

Regenerative medicine is an emerging branch of modern or molecular medicine that aims to repair organs or tissues damaged by disease, aging, or trauma, in the hopes of restoring function and improving one’s quality of life. Stem cells are considered to be the “master cells” of the body, because they have the ability to develop into different kinds of cells in our body — nerve, brain, muscle, cartilage, bone, blood, fat, and others. Furthermore, there are many different kinds of stem cells, depending on the organ of the body they were obtained from.

Stem cell therapy, then, is the use of these cells to replace or support one’s degenerating tissues and organs. It is...