Foregen and the Science of Regeneration with Tyler Drzod and Eric Cunningham (#007)

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In this episode, I talk to two members of Foregen, an organization dedicated to regenerating the human foreskin.
Tyler Drzod, Chief Operation Officer, and Eric Cunningham, Chief Science Officer, give an in-depth explanation of the science of regeneration, the structure of Foregen, and the possibilities for the future.
Topics discussed in this episode:

• [1:03] Explaining Foregen to new people
• [2:15] How does Foregen plan to regenerate the human foreskin?
• [5:50] How Foregen acquires foreskin scaffolding and foreskin they can de cellularize
• [7:45] Attaching the foreskin scaffolding to a human being
• [9:45] What kind of experimentation is needed?
• [11:10] Previous reconstruction of the entire penile shaft
• [12:25] Previous breakthroughs in regeneration technology
• [14:20] Who are the experts at Foregen?
• [19:50] What is the financial/business structure of Foregen?
• [24:25] How much money will it take to achieve the goals of Foregen?
• [26:00] Who funds Foregen? What are the motivations of backers?
• [27:45] Why large biotech and medical companies avoid moving into the foreskin regeneration space despite clear market interest.
• [28:35] The advantage Foregen has over other companies
• [30:20] How Foregen brings in scientific experts
• [32:00] Does Foregen have a political stance on the issue of circumcision?
• [33:50] Why more research is needed on the nerve endings of the foreskin
• [35:00] Foregen's plans to conduct research
• [37:30] How new technology can facilitate better studies on the foreskin
• [39:15] The phantom limb phenomenon in circumcised men
• [40:45] The technology exists to bring full function and feeling to somebody with damaged genitals
• [41:10] How to support Foregen's work

Resources:

• Foregen's Website
• Foregen on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Linkden
• Foregen Subreddit

Research:

• View the full scientific research mentioned on my website here:
  https://brendonmarotta.com/8090/foregen-and-regeneration/

(They mentioned so much research, I literally ran out of characters when I adding it to the show notes. Just click the link above and scroll down to view it.)

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