Organ Transplants
Are organs made in labs a good alternative to donated organs
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Scaffold for Reproductive Medicine
Lungs
Pros
- Virtually every single type of organ can be made except the brain (which can be made into a mini brain)
- The newly made organ isn't attacked by the immune system because it came from the owners cell
- The cells of the organ take only 3-5 weeks to grow and the organ itself a short period after that
- The new organs don't cost as much as regular organs which can cost up to 1,200,000 $ for a lung or heart transplant
- The new organs work the same or more effectively than the original organ
Cons
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Cons
- Since all of the organs would have to be grown people would have to order organs in advance and this could be bad for patients that need an organ immediately.
- The cost to make an organ isn't relatively not that expensive but starting a lab that can make organs can cost millions of dollars
- Still not a lot of research on what will happen after the treatment is done
- If there is a hidden disease in the base tissue and is then made into an organ it could effect the whole body
Conclusion
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