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Not sure what to make of this. If you have a genetically compatible limb, how much of the way are you to having a transplantable limb?
by netcan 11y ago
Not sure what to make of this.
If you have a genetically compatible limb, how much of the way are you to having a transplantable limb?
- dogma1138 11y agoThey already can reconnect limbs and other body parts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replantation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replantation. The problem like always is reconnecting the nerves which isn't something you have to worry about when transplanting organs. If say you transplant a heart that heart will never talk to the recipients brain it will always continue to function on it's own, this also means that the brain cannot regulate the heart functions through the nervous system so mental states do not affect the hearts operations as they would with most people, hormonal neurotransmitters like adrenaline will still work tho.
- netcan 11y agoFascinating. Biology really is amazing technology. It's very exciting to see progress in understanding, interacting with and augmenting it.