Scientists Grow New Organs Inside the Body Using Implanted Robots
“Robots are finding new ways to get under our skin, and that’s a good thing.
Lab-grown organs are carving their place in medicine, as scientists can today grow miniature brains, kidneys and more in the lab to conduct research or even treat patients. In fact, in 2011, doctors successfully transplanted the first lab-grown organ—a trachea— into a cancer patient who needed theirs removed. But growing custom organs from a patient’s stem cells is neither cheap nor simple, and it may not be the ideal solution in all cases. It sounds straight out of science-fiction, but robotic surgeons, toiling away while embedded in the body, could offer an alternative means to regenerate tissues rather than growing them from scratch…”
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http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2018/01/10/robotic-implants-tissues/#.WlhQbIGIbgD