Researchers have recently ran three-dimensional scans on human extremities to create digital templates for 3d printers. Is the false duplication of organs a medical breakthrough or the first step to human cyborgs? Many religious groups have expressed their concern with the new taboo method of organ replacement.
Bioprinting works a lot like regular 3-D printing, but instead of plastic filaments it uses inks of living things. It uses paste of water based gels and living cells to construct structure to fit a recipient 's need. By being able to print the exact structure they can make a liver or kidney to fit the person that needs it perfectly. The cells that are laid out first are cultured and then layered together using the water based gel substance. …show more content…
Bioprinting can provide people in need of organ transplants with a fast way to get an organ without waiting on a list for someone to donate the exact organ they need. 3D printing could give people much more accessibility to the organs they need. However, with this comes the possibility of people abusing the organs they have, knowing they will be able to get another one. If this technology is allowed to be used and mass produced then teenagers will think that it 's ok to drink and destroy their liver because they can just get a new bioprinted one. Bioprinting shouldn 't be a plan b for a reckless generation. Bioprinting can change the mindset of people to thinking that this medical advancement is a scapegoat for them to destroy their bodies. Humans would become irresponsible with their bodies and depend on the bioprinted organs rather than living a healthy life. People that have been given a new organ due to drinking have quit drinking as a result. Will recipients of a bioprinted organ have the same turning point in their life or continue to destroy their bodies because they can just go print another …show more content…
If printing becomes widespread there will have to be regulations to people who need the organ and people who want it. If people were allowed to have the organs to enhance their personal performance than the standard for humans will be raised. The standard of what is healthy would be to have a bioprinted organ. Humans would be coming out of test tubes after that. Bioprinting cannot become a trend for people to enhance themselves but it should be saved for the people who need a organ transplant. This also raises the question of burn victims or some other accident where the victim has been cosmetically mutilated. Would bioprinted not be allowed to be used for that patient because it technically isn 't a need? I think that a trained medical profession should be able to make that call. If someone has been cosmetically injured then they should use bioprinting to help the patient. It would help their self confidence and could even improve the functioning of the extremities involved in the mutilation. The question that should be asked when deciding whether or not to use bioprinting to enhance a human is how did that person come to the situation they are in. It is very important to understand what happened to the patient for them to need this
Bioprinting works a lot like regular 3-D printing, but instead of plastic filaments it uses inks of living things. It uses paste of water based gels and living cells to construct structure to fit a recipient 's need. By being able to print the exact structure they can make a liver or kidney to fit the person that needs it perfectly. The cells that are laid out first are cultured and then layered together using the water based gel substance. …show more content…
Bioprinting can provide people in need of organ transplants with a fast way to get an organ without waiting on a list for someone to donate the exact organ they need. 3D printing could give people much more accessibility to the organs they need. However, with this comes the possibility of people abusing the organs they have, knowing they will be able to get another one. If this technology is allowed to be used and mass produced then teenagers will think that it 's ok to drink and destroy their liver because they can just get a new bioprinted one. Bioprinting shouldn 't be a plan b for a reckless generation. Bioprinting can change the mindset of people to thinking that this medical advancement is a scapegoat for them to destroy their bodies. Humans would become irresponsible with their bodies and depend on the bioprinted organs rather than living a healthy life. People that have been given a new organ due to drinking have quit drinking as a result. Will recipients of a bioprinted organ have the same turning point in their life or continue to destroy their bodies because they can just go print another …show more content…
If printing becomes widespread there will have to be regulations to people who need the organ and people who want it. If people were allowed to have the organs to enhance their personal performance than the standard for humans will be raised. The standard of what is healthy would be to have a bioprinted organ. Humans would be coming out of test tubes after that. Bioprinting cannot become a trend for people to enhance themselves but it should be saved for the people who need a organ transplant. This also raises the question of burn victims or some other accident where the victim has been cosmetically mutilated. Would bioprinted not be allowed to be used for that patient because it technically isn 't a need? I think that a trained medical profession should be able to make that call. If someone has been cosmetically injured then they should use bioprinting to help the patient. It would help their self confidence and could even improve the functioning of the extremities involved in the mutilation. The question that should be asked when deciding whether or not to use bioprinting to enhance a human is how did that person come to the situation they are in. It is very important to understand what happened to the patient for them to need this