I'd like one of those please. In a medium-small, left side. And a spleen, if it's available.
I miss my left kidney. We used to talk...
/johnny
Doesn’t call anymore?
How sad:-(
They are expecting to create a functional human heart in about 5 years.
Printing large biological parts will take place in a cold environment with the part submerged in a cold, oxygen rich liquid. Small pores will be left in the parts so that oxygen rich fluid can flow through. The pores will be sealed immediately prior to implantation using a biological glue.
In a decade or two very complex parts like a human arm will be replicated.... this tech is actually more advanced than the medical tech portrayed in most sci-fi films.
They will be able to rebuild a human eye probably by 2025 or so....it will also be possible to make a human eye from scratch and use nano-robotics to connect it to the optic nerve.
It will be possible using nano-tech and bio-tech to completely rejuvenate a human by 2035 or so. 90yrs old back to 25.
It will be possible to create new eggs so that older women can give birth after their bodies are rebuilt. It will also be possible for genetic males to give birth since actual wombs, ovaries and eggs can be built using 3D biological assemblers.
A lot of really strange stuff is just around the corner.
Advancements in computer science are what is making all this possible and the rate of change gets greater every day.
This tech advancement is not a linear process. The ability of computers to manipulate biological tissue at the molecular level is the game changer...it will mean physical immortality.
The day approaches when to save a human life all that need be done is to save the brain itself... everything else can be rebuilt.... I doubt Obamacare will cover this though :-)