How producing “ethical, zero-harm” plant food for vegans and vegetarians kills more animals than, well, actually killing animals for the purpose of eating them.
On 1/2/2012 8:47 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 1/2/2012 1:41 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 1/2/2012 8:12 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>>>
>>> You know it is already possible to grow bone when the jaw has
>>> insufficient for titanium implants. Your own platelets are injected into
>>> an inserted sterilized dead bone matrix.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, injecting primordial cells into a matrix of either synthetic or
>> natural material will probably be a popular way of creating organs or
>> body parts for transplant. I read that a guy has a trachea made in such
>> a manner. The part looks like it's made out of spam. :-)
>
> The initial matrix can be made with a 3-d printer and can thus be
> customized for the recipient.
>
That sounds like a nutty idea - good, I like nutty ideas. My
understanding is that the 3D printers use inkjet printer technology.
Maybe it would be possible to print me out a new heart. That would be
just great.
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