Why waste the time printing the organs for humans when stem cell transplants can provide much of the same benefit, providing cells that can grow in place to take on existing organ function? The limitations on this approach have not been scientific, they've been legal and involved the profound fear of harvesting of fetal stem cell tissue from abortions. Any project that even mentions stem cell research in the USA, even those using adult stem cells, is basically blocked at the FDA by Congressional budget pol
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We can grow them (Score:2)
From stem cells. That has the advantage that they're actual and not just simulations.
Still, 3D printing of organs, even mini ones, has massive potential benefits.
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Why waste the time printing the organs for humans when stem cell transplants can provide much of the same benefit, providing cells that can grow in place to take on existing organ function? The limitations on this approach have not been scientific, they've been legal and involved the profound fear of harvesting of fetal stem cell tissue from abortions. Any project that even mentions stem cell research in the USA, even those using adult stem cells, is basically blocked at the FDA by Congressional budget pol