Will they be able to combine a person's dna with organ tissue dna to grow organs that will not be rejected by the person's body?
And what about using stem cells from ones own body to repair damaged organs? I saw a show on the science channel about a guy in England who was given only about 2 weeks to live because of congestive heart failure and at the time of the show it had been 2 years later and he was doing great. If I understand correctly, they injected stem cells from his own body into his heart.
I would say with all the increase in science and technology, they should be able to do it already. That is, unless the pharmacetical companies, FDA, and medical establishment won't let it happen because of loss of profits..
2006-10-21 14:28:22 · 2 answers · asked by Docta Jones 4 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I've seen programs on the news about meat being grown in laboratories, so if that's possible, I think growing organs isn't far off.
2006-10-23 09:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by Eve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my understanding of stem cells are that they are harvested from "fetus" cells as in a fetus these stem cells have no definitive function on their own but can be switched on to make heart cells/brain cells/spinal cord cells etc.
There is a lot of religious/political problems concerning stem cells which is causing the slow advancement of this field
cloning - stem cell research - advancements in face transplants - where is this all going - some people want to live forever and they have the resources and funds to make this happen
2006-10-21 21:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋