Ahhhh so the body has the ability to do many things but the control comes from the DNA 'coding'. I guess this is why DNA manipulation is such an exciting area of medicine due to the possibilities of 'reprogramming' the DNA to perform 'self-healing' type tasks.
Thanks for the reply and I shall leave you in peace as I google happily and pass the time with 9 hours further to travel on the bus back to Bangkok!
I saw an article how some group of scientist were able to clone an clump of living flesh from an extinct species. Amazing time to be alive.
EDIT: My bad Scientists Are Reincarnating the Woolly Mammoth to Return in 4 Years
It's not happening yet.