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by kovacs_x
825 days ago
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imo only way forward (in broad terms) is taking ones cells, fixing dna/genes, growing cells as neccesary and transplanting them back and having valid cells of your own making. everything else is just suffering and living with "incompatible" parts. |
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They seem to have had success with making a bladder:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45470799
But a bladder is just a tube. Cultivating and growing a multilayered higher functioning organ like a kidney or a heart is a lot harder.
I do hope they can pull it off though, especially if they can reset the genetic clocks on the new organs.
I imagine there are trillions of dollars on the line as well. Organs are big money and necessary for life but there's also the plastic surgery aspect.
For instance, new skin.
I could see 25-50 years from now being able to go to the doctors and drop off a few skin cells and then coming back 3 months later, shucking your old skin and getting the new skin put on, floating in a star wars bacta tank for a week or so while the nerve integrate and the sutures heal, and then coming out looking like a teenager again.
But not just for old people but for burn victims, too.
Of course, while you're at it, get your new heart / lungs / kidneys / knees / eyes / hair follicles / breast & genital upgrades / remove all of the excess fat from your body / upgrade muscles / get a new set of adult teeth installed / get any bone level deformities handled...
The wealthy could go into these retreats for a few months and come out as basically a brand new human if they had the cash or credit.