Dr. Robert Langer
From Scratch with Jessica Harris
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What's the Application of Your Discovery to Treatment of Alcoholism?
A polymer that releases a chemical inhibits the desire to drink alcohol. You can also use that same microsphere to reduce people's reliance on cocaine or narcotics as well. We're looking at ways of making new spinal cords for people that are paralyzed, vocal cords for people who have difficulty speaking or singing.
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Dr. Langer is a chemical engineer who has pioneered the fields of drug delivery and tissue engineering. His 
