Science is really making leaps and bounds!

chocolate · Post by **chocolate** » 29th Aug, '13, 03:32

This is pretty amazing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23863544

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 29th Aug, '13, 07:45

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 29th Aug, '13, 07:55

Pretty fantastic. I know they are also making leaps and bounds with livers, hearts - these have a more tangible application as in matching organs for transplant. I always thought it would be possible, I'm wondering when the first one is put into a patient. 10 years?

Tas · Post by **Tas** » 29th Aug, '13, 08:14

Will read article in second, but the brilliant thing on FBI observation around transplant organs will be possibilities of eliminating those nasty rejection medications as well. So cool.

Morrolan · Post by **Morrolan** » 29th Aug, '13, 16:47

just imagine the use: a little human brain in your pc, fridge, tv, car, lifts in buildings, maybe even your dog or cat.

the possibilities are endless!

chocolate · Post by **chocolate** » 29th Aug, '13, 19:52

I would hope sooner than 10 years but clinical trials do take a while. And yes, the other organs are probably a lot more useful, still it's pretty amazing they managed to "make a brain" - though far from perfect.

I don't think I'd like my pet having a human brain, however if my fridge could tell me what to cook for dinner based on the contents of my fridge using it's brain rather than mine that'd be something!!

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 30th Aug, '13, 13:47

chocolate wrote:if my fridge could tell me what to cook for dinner based on the contents of my fridge using it's brain rather than mine that'd be something!!

I would buy that fridge!

chocolate · Post by **chocolate** » 30th Aug, '13, 19:00

As I always tell Mr Chocolate when he says "I'll make dinner" then turns around and asks me "what do you want for dinner" - the point is not really the cooking of the dinner, but the thinking of what to cook for dinner!!!

(Hence my nerdy whiteboard with both freezer contents and our meals listed out most weeks so I can retain some sanity)

steviestiles · Post by **steviestiles** » 6th Sep, '13, 11:51

I read an article about lab grown liver and burger as well. All these lab grown stuffs reminds me of a movie called "The Island". Pretty scary if we can 'grow people' in the near future.

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 6th Sep, '13, 12:03

steviestiles wrote:I read an article about lab grown liver and burger as well. All these lab grown stuffs reminds me of a movie called "The Island". Pretty scary if we can 'grow people' in the near future.

Oh, I really liked that movie. Good science fiction.

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