making humans? not from cloning but from putting togher peices? breaking down the elements of which body parts are made, obtaining these elements, and putting them togher into a living, breathing, human being? is this possible? it seems like it should be physicaly possible to build people, not like frankeinstein, rather putting water, man-made cartalidge, man-made bones, ext. togher to form a living human. have they already started reasearching and atempting this?
2006-11-13 08:37:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This is not possible for countless reasons. First of all, when you say elements, the body is comprised primarily of cells, and all cells are subject to immune system monitoring, just like any invasive substance. Now, all of the cells body express products that tell the body "this is your body, do not kill me". Any part that does not express these products will be destroyed. This is what makes transplants difficult. So your idea is something that can never come to fruition.
2006-11-13 08:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by Brian B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We're a very long, long way from this. However, scientists have made a living virus in the lab from scratch, using non-living materials as a source.
2006-11-13 08:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the ORGANIZATION that matters.
The differences between a human and a heap of compost are small. The same raw materials.
2006-11-13 08:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They tried that, but could not get the brains and nervous system to grow, so that all the experimements were capable of doing was becoming politicians.
2006-11-13 08:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
they did the world fist face transplant just a while back
2006-11-13 08:40:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are working in this direction, but I will be surprised if we see it in our life time.
2006-11-13 08:46:43 · answer #6 · answered by Beast 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋