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After reading articles like this one 3D printing human organs - but where's the money for it? | Technology | theguardian.com and googling for a vid
(not great, but gives the idea).
If we can print organs, bone structures, etc. you could extrapolate and say we will be able to print complete human bodies one day - even including brains.
1) It could function as a real-life 'save game'. You store data of yourself in a certain state and would be able to print an exact copy of yourself as you were then.
2) It could function as the 'the island' movie
3) It could be used like in star wars -
4) It could be used to create 'improved' versions of organs, maybe even including mechanical parts like in 'deus ex' - better ears, eyes, sense of smell etc. I've read somewhere that there is already a prototype 'bionic ear'.
5) It could be used as cosmetics - to create a better looking body or parts of it. Or going further, true change of sex. Or even more creepy, to copy someone's exact likeness for whatever reason.
While this was fiction, it seems to get closer to being at least remotely possible (although it's still at least decades away I would say)
Cool? Creepy? Ideas on what the effect of this being possible would be?
EDIT: I got a slightly randy one so...
If we can print organs, bone structures, etc. you could extrapolate and say we will be able to print complete human bodies one day - even including brains.
1) It could function as a real-life 'save game'. You store data of yourself in a certain state and would be able to print an exact copy of yourself as you were then.
2) It could function as the 'the island' movie
were you have a clone just for body parts.
3) It could be used like in star wars -
copying a competent soldier and creating an army.
4) It could be used to create 'improved' versions of organs, maybe even including mechanical parts like in 'deus ex' - better ears, eyes, sense of smell etc. I've read somewhere that there is already a prototype 'bionic ear'.
5) It could be used as cosmetics - to create a better looking body or parts of it. Or going further, true change of sex. Or even more creepy, to copy someone's exact likeness for whatever reason.
While this was fiction, it seems to get closer to being at least remotely possible (although it's still at least decades away I would say)
Cool? Creepy? Ideas on what the effect of this being possible would be?
EDIT: I got a slightly randy one so...
Every man could get a real 12+ inch dick - with a vibrating tip