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As much as this seems like a solution, its distant science fiction for now. The kidney is not a simple organ and once you start implanting foreign material int
by arn 16y ago
As much as this seems like a solution, its distant science fiction for now.
The kidney is not a simple organ and once you start implanting foreign material into people you run into some major issues. Clotting and infection for example. In comarison, artificial heart (a mechanical pump) seems a simpler task and I don't remember hearing much on widespread applications of that lately.
- icegreentea 16y agoThere are multiple implantable artificial hearts in use right now. They're really only good in cases of near total heart failure, and generally only work to extend life by ~year at most (for now). Crank High Voltage has one of these as a plot device. Did anyone actually watch that movie?
- Jach 16y agoHow distant would you personally estimate? Close enough that it's worthwhile to pump some funds into it so it's achievable in, say, a decade or two?