| That would be the holy grail, but there are innumerable hurdles to cross first. 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. |