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How Far Should Science Go to Create Lifesaving Replacement Organs? - 0 views

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shared by truthscience on 08 May 18 - No Cached

truthscience on 08 May 18

The prospect of creating hybrid animals with human parts and killing them to harvest organs has already raised a slew of ethical questions. So have other sci-fi-esque scenarios, like using "brainless" host bodies as organ farms and building organs from scratch using 3D bioprinters. As we envision an era of regenerative medicine decades from now, how far is society willing to go to solve the organ shortage crisis?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The prospect of creating hybrid animals with human parts and killing them to harvest organs has already raised a slew of ethical questions. So have other sci-fi-esque scenarios, like using "brainless" host bodies as organ farms and building organs from scratch using 3D bioprinters. As we envision an era of regenerative medicine decades from now, how far is society willing to go to solve the organ shortage crisis?</div>

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