Medical Care
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Transplants are tissue-engineered rather than provided | Transplants are tissue-engineered rather than provided | ||
by donors. It takes 6 weeks to custom-grow tissue | by donors. It takes 6 weeks to custom-grow tissue | ||
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per part replaced. With limb transplants, full functionality | per part replaced. With limb transplants, full functionality | ||
is not attained for 6 weeks following the operation. | is not attained for 6 weeks following the operation. | ||
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| + | See also [[Biomod Transplants]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 30 July 2012
Limb and Organ Replacement
Transplants are tissue-engineered rather than provided by donors. It takes 6 weeks to custom-grow tissue using tissue-engineering techniques, or a week to do the same using biogenesis. Typical cost to grow a single limb, eye, or organ is $5,000 (doubled for biogenesis). The actual transplant operation might cost another $10,000 per part replaced. With limb transplants, full functionality is not attained for 6 weeks following the operation.
See also Biomod Transplants.
