Cells of thyroid have been lately created in laboratories by
assemblies of scientists; besides, from the skin of a woman’s arm, some others
have been able to create a new ear, and were awarded a Nobel Prize for figuring
out how to reprogram cells so that they can turn into a variety of cells types.
This is clear substantiation that creations of man may have added a new item to
the list: human parts.
Donor organs may become an outdated practice—or at least something
not that essential anymore; waiting an eternity for a transplant would a thing
from the past. To use the patient’s cell for his/her own benefit would mean
that recipients would be less likely—or not likely at all—to reject the new
parts; moreover, moral debates would be outwitted.
The director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Anthony Atala, states that examiners have
been able to grow flat tissues such as skin, concave organs as the bladder, and
tubular compositions like blood vessels; moreover, Atala explained that
technical journalism began to bring up the topic of growing new organs back in
the 30’s, yet the application of this concept is a recent event.
Creating these complex organs is a procedure that consists in taking
out cells from the proposed recipient, which usually come from the area that
needs to be cured; numerous assemblies of scientists around the world have been
developing strategies for making this possible. The latest achievements are
sperm, red blood cells, eggs, and a human trachea.
Would you rather trust these “manufactured” organs for saving your
life or a loved one’s or stick to the idea of donating?
