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TheRappingSquid OP t1_jdpwn80 wrote

Reply to comment by FeatheryBallOfFluff in Printed organs becoming more useful than bio ones by TheRappingSquid

Fair enough, but I was thinking about how cell's degrade with age, y'know? If there was a way to print "fresh" organs without the sort of genetic damage, then that'd be great too.

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FeatheryBallOfFluff t1_jdq01au wrote

Yes, if genetic damage can be reversed and then those cells are used to print organs, you'd be "born" again. The advantage of that is that those organs can regenerate, whereas plastics may degenerate. But if there are applications where plastic is more durable, we should use those.

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IndigoFenix t1_jdrn4vb wrote

Just need to figure out how to turn on and off cancer mode in cells.

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BasvanS t1_jdq72hp wrote

Cells don’t degrade as much as they lose their ability to regenerate. Cells rejuvenating is all but what you want from printing fresh organs. Adding plastic to the mix, in my opinion, causes more problems than it solves.

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OffEvent28 t1_jdsqxri wrote

The whole printing organs business will be based on using the patients own stem cells to create the new organ. Rejection problems will not exist with this technology.

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Gubekochi t1_jducky7 wrote

Look up Yamanaka factors. Cells can be deaged.

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TheRappingSquid OP t1_jdys2n2 wrote

I did, they are interesting :o I hope that goes somewhere, if not just to quell my fear of mortality '>->

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Gubekochi t1_jdzs2lz wrote

It is currently being studied by Dr. David Sinclair and showing great promises.

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TheRappingSquid OP t1_je2qe74 wrote

I've looked at that, and while I want to he optimistic, some of the information given there seems to be a bit vague. Like, all cards on the table, the mouse rejuvenation shit is IMPRESSIVE. But it doesn't seem like there's a whole lot of actual info being given about it, rather instead it seems there's information being given on the benefits of it. Also, how far along is that really? Because I've seen many of the same information recycled in different articles over the span of a few years-. I'll gladly believe it if I see anything else about it, but when it comes to fields such as gene therapy/rejuvenation for an extended health span, or space travel, or bionic arms, I feel like it's easy to get swept up in the hype of it rather than actually understanding it. Personally, I'm the type to fully believe that all that fun scifi shit can be real- maybe even soon, but I wanna make sure I have my facts straight too.

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Gubekochi t1_je2s805 wrote

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

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