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1 A Growing Potential Jeff Barnett

2 Current Transplant Problems  Incompatibility  Ethical

3 Growing Organs  Compatible  Ethical (takes 4-6 weeks)  Everyone can get one

4 Process  Making a scaffold  Injecting Cells  Atala Ted Talk Atala Ted Talk

5 Atala’s Hierarchy Dr. Anthony Atala’s Organ Growth Complexity Levels LevelExamplesDescription 1SkinFlat organs 2Windpipes, blood vesselsSlightly more complex shapes, varied collections of cells 3Bladder, stomachHollow, sac-like organs that must perform on demand 4Kidneys, heart, lungs, liverThick, complex architecture, may different types of cells, extensive network of blood vessels

6 Future of Organ Growth LLevel 1 and 2 in effect LLevel 3 and 4 future MMore Complicated HHow Far in the Future?

7 References  Atala, Anthony. "Anthony Atala: Growing New Organs." TED: Ideas worth Spreading. N.p., Oct. 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_growing_organs_engineering_tissue.html. http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_growing_organs_engineering_tissue.html  NOONAN, DR. JESSICA, and ABC News Medical Unit. "Lab-Grown 'Custom' Organs May Be Future of Medicine." ABC News. ABC News Network, 25 June 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/lab-grown-custom-organs- future-medicine/story?id=16631764.http://abcnews.go.com/Health/lab-grown-custom-organs- future-medicine/story?id=16631764  "Organ Transplants - Rejection and Risks." WebMD. WebMD, 10 Jan. 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/organ-transplant-after-the- transplant.http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/organ-transplant-after-the- transplant  Yong, Ed. "Will We Ever Grow Organs? | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine." Will We Ever Grow Organs? | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine. N.p., 28 Feb. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012..

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