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Is this something we could start doing tomorrow? Do we already know how to make space kidneys and just need the space in space to do it?
by nexuist 5y ago
Is this something we could start doing tomorrow? Do we already know how to make space kidneys and just need the space in space to do it?
- DennisP 5y ago3D organ printing appears to be advancing rapidly and zero-g is thought to make things significantly easier but no, I don't think we're there yet. I was just responding to the previous comment, which claimed it would only be economic in mass production due to launch costs. I think that's incorrect due to the massive expenses incurred by dialysis patients. The cost of a kidney can be quite high and still save money compared to dialysis. I used the cost of dialysis but it's not even just the dialysis itself, it's also dealing with the complications that come with it.