The Pros And Cons Of Organ Printing

Organ printing seems to be a revolutionary technology that would help to improve the quality of life of many people, however, getting to the point where 3D-printed organs become a viable replace to organ donation is not that easy. Now at days, a person on the donor waiting list has to wait many months (and even years) to get a transplant of heart, liver or any other organ that they might need; if printing organs become a mainstream treatment ,any doctor could use the cells of said person to grow the organ or tissue that they need in less time and for less money. This means that the public could have a new, cheaper and safer option to treat their illnesses or repair their damaged organs and tissues. However, in 2016, this technology is not being widely used and this is due to several reasons: first of all, it’s very difficult and time-consuming to research how a specific type of organ works and then use that knowledge to replicate the cell’s behaviour, and make a functional and compatible new organ or tissue, this makes it very difficult for scientists to get funding for their research.
Because of the lack of funding and the moral doubts about this type of research, is that 3D organ printing seems to be very far away. In the end, it all comes down to the fact that 3D-printed organs might revolution medicine as we know it, as well as change the lives of many people, but in order for this to happen soon, the research has to be heavily funded by stakeholders thing that’s not happening because these stakeholders are, at the same time, wary of funding a project that is not giving immediate