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the neural reattachment seems really hard. Where are we on spinal cord recovery after a complete sever? If you are an oligarch and don't mind murdering a healt
by galangalalgol 5y ago
the neural reattachment seems really hard. Where are we on spinal cord recovery after a complete sever? If you are an oligarch and don't mind murdering a healthy young type o- isn't that really the only barrier?
- echelon 5y ago> Where are we on spinal cord recovery after a complete sever? It's been performed in animals, though it resulted in paralyzation and subsequent euthanization. Human attempts have been prepped for on several occasions, but never carried out. Past human candidates have been paraplegics, but I think you'd find even more willing patents amongst those with terminal cancers. It would probably take trial and error before we can reattach a spinal cord successfully. Early patients will likely be paralyzed. > If you are an oligarch and don't mind murdering a healthy young type o- isn't that really the only barrier? This isn't scalable and also doesn't confer the advantages of a neutral immune system. Monoclonal bodies can be used for all other sorts of uses. Wide-scale and repeatable studies, basic research, smaller scale blood and organ transplants, etc. Since attempts would be limited, the difficult kinks would not be worked out of the protocol. By building a scalable methodology, it begins to work for everyone and becomes safer and more practical over time.
- galangalalgol 5y agoLets make sure we solve the monoclonal bodies thing before the reattachment thing. I'm pretty sure there will be some dying oligarchs that aren't worried about scalability or immunosuppressants.