Re: Hisao's Scientific Future?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:43 am
Yeah - there's a certain squick factor to it that probably slows down research along that line, but from a practical standpoint it makes more sense as it would tie in naturally with the rest of the body and never need any power or maintenance. Notably, though, there've been projects to construct organs with a 3d printer, and to convert ordinary cells into stem cells, among other things - so who's to say? Maybe in a decade or two, a fresh pair of "natural" eyes might be able to be built and plugged right in.yuastnav wrote: Although the implementation is not the only problem since it would be really, really difficult to construct eyes or limbs and what not that would be able to mirror the characteristic of their respective human counterparts. It would probably be easier to breed human versions of them and try to attach them to another human.