Maybe the beginning of the end?

[Falkon303]

So scientists are getting closer to making completely cloned or cultured organs using 3d printers and a cellular compound. Mini 3D printed organs mimic beating heart and liver - health - 20 April 2015 - New Scientist

I see a potential problem to this where we could live in a society that bombards our bodies to make them even weaker and we are at the mercy of organ companies or "upgrades". It sounds pretty far-fetched, but it's also possible.... Would love to hear thoughts on this.

 

[CDS]

Not anything worse then what they want to do with stem cells?

 

[TimeFlipper]

Pig entrails can be used for producing intestines for us....I just hope i wont go around snorting and rolling about in mud, if i should ever need them

 

[Martian]

Nonsense! They would never fill our food with high fructose corn syrup, carcinogens, BPA, aspartame, etc! Oh wait...

 

[BlastTyrant]

Wasn't there a Movie about this? I want to say RepoMen? where people buy artificial organs and stuff for a loan and if it isn't paid it is removed.

 

[PoisonApple]

Wasn't there a Movie about this? I want to say RepoMen? where people buy artificial organs and stuff for a loan and if it isn't paid it is removed.

Yes, I thought the same thing, BT... There's also a musical with a similar idea called "Repo: The Genetic Opera"...

 

[bluejay_1919]

That was a decent movie actually

 

[PaulaJedi]

I think it's very cool and they can always use organ donor cells. The only problem I foresee is nobody being able to afford it and insurance companies not covering it.

 

[PoisonApple]

Of course, realistically this will only be available for the wealthy at first...

 

[HDRKID]

Right now we are starting to produce artificial organs. This technology will improve in coming years. Here is an example of what I mean. There were cars first being developed in the late 1800's, but they were quite different than our cars.