It hasn't been that long; I was sitting in the hospital feeling confused. I asked myself: “How will he survive?”. My aunt had a lung problem and I was visiting her with my family. I couldn't understand why the doctors weren't able to help her. Why couldn't they give her new lungs? Replace them with lungs that functioned “normally”. Only recently I discovered that our medical knowledge was not very great even ten years ago compared to today. It also made me think about what technologies and advancements we might have ten years in the future. It's amazing how much progress has been made by bioengineers over the past decade, and instead of being put on a huge waiting list, an artificial organ can be made using your own cells [5]. In developed countries, this is a revolutionary technology. It is so practical to be able to donate an artificial organ to a patient who might not otherwise have lived. At this point we are able to create organs from living cells. In ten years perhaps we will be able to create entire limbs. Who knows what will happen next? Human beings are constantly changing to adapt to the situations around us so that we can create a better environment and life for our future generations. What makes this case different? When we look at all the potential presented by these artificial organs, we must also consider some possible downsides and what problems could arise from research and their implementation. The most obvious and well-known question is potentially the main question regarding artificial organs. The main method of producing organs is through the use of stem cells, which for ethical reasons has been highly cont...... middle of paper ......will this be possible in a decade? As these different technologies are invented and implemented, schools around the world are teaching their applications and the science behind them. This will allow our youth to take the next step forward in this field with new knowledge of the topic. As it would appear now, there are many possible benefits and little to no downsides to implementing artificial organs. It would be difficult for a scientist in this field to break an ethical code related to the creation of artificial organs, because there is a rigid set of codes that they must follow. Ethics aside, if we can safely produce the necessary resources and implement these artificial organs in a way that is not only safe, but also benefits the public, I say we will. This is why it is essential to move forward for humanity to advance.
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