Weird Stem Cell Science

Scientists from Britain and Japan have won a Nobel Prize for the discovery that adult cells can be transformed back into embryo-like stem cells. Such cells may provide the material to generate cures for nerve disorders, including Parkinson's. See this Reuters article on the Yahoo News site for details. 

Maybe we can grow George Weasley a new ear? Maybe we could grow younger versions of ourselves, sans brain, to have spare parts available throughout our lives? 

Wonderful, fanciful possibilities flow from this discovery. I imagine science fiction authors will find fodder for new stories in this development.