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Where can one access more information on this procedure?
I am concerned (along with LArs and DensityDuck) about longevity and the human cycle of death- sometimes it is time for someone to die.
However, in using this procedure, how will it change the need for immune system suppression for transplant? Also, in using a patient's own cells as the ground work, what about genetic pre-disposition for diseases, in any organs that they might reproduce? This might lessen the strain on donor programs for people that survived accidents but need new organs, or have non-gentically related diseases, but will they use human heart "scaffolds" for human heart growth? (which does not change much with the donor system unless the immune system thing is completely out of the picture.) Or would a pig heart or another animal heart really be adequate for the human system? And like the Jarvic heart, will it last long enough for it to be efficacious? I know it is human life versus money, but what about the quality of life post transplant with this new technology? How are the rats and pigs performing post new heart? I have a lot of questions, I am really curious about this development.