MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS U.S. Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker explains, during an April 17, 2008 Pentagon press conference, how researchers are growing a new ear for a badly burned Marine using stem cells from his own body. This is one area of advanced treatment being explored by the new Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.08 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 579713-Z-LMG38-852.jpg Photo Gallery