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It seems likely that the artificial creation of organs could produce enough by the time self driving cars are actually ubiquitous enough to cause a shortage >
by spraak 10y ago
It seems likely that the artificial creation of organs could produce enough by the time self driving cars are actually ubiquitous enough to cause a shortage
> 1 in 5 organ donations comes from the victim of a vehicular accident.
And I'm quite surprised that's true!
- cm2187 10y agoI would have thought it would be more than 1 in 5. Keep in mind the organ must be healthy for it to be suitable. That rules out a lot of diseases, people dying of old age, etc.
- manmal 10y agoI think most donations come from relatives. AFAIK some donations are also recoverable, e.g. when only a part of the liver is transplanted and it will regrow to its full size?
- paulcole 10y agoSurprised it's so high or so low? For non-kidneys (and increasingly livers), I'm not sure where else to find viable hearts, lungs, and corneas.