Is it possible through genetic research to obtain a healing factor like Wolverine or that cheerleader from?

Question

Heroes?

Answer 1

Possible, but not likely.

The real issue with genetics is that humanity still understands so little of how the system works. The Human Genome Project may be doing the mapping, but too little of the details are comprehended.

It would do no good to find out that to speed the healing of wounds would lead to a blood stream filled with white cells or to have skin cells which grew so fast that they became cancerous.

Changes in genetic material often last and are passed on to future generations. How about first finding out what all of the coding means and how it really works before messing with it?

Answer 2

this would require acceleration of cell division and cell growth which is very difficult to do without DNA replication errors. DNA replication errors = cancer, and accelerated, uncontrolled cell growth also = cancer... so, it's a high risk thing to pursue.