With the announcement of the production of a beating heart (from an animal sample) we are certainly worlds closer to the vision that many of us have of reproducing our own organs or replacement organs for others in vital need. For example, I have a dear friend with hemophilia that is essentially in perpetual misery and jeopardy of death that really needs a new liver in order to enjoy a more natural life.
He cannot even sign up for a transplant unless he is considered dying (I really don’t understand what qualifies for dying if his condition does not) and thus has very little hope of any sort of recovery. Currently the government pays well over $1 million for his factor medicine a year and he is unable to ever receive a regular job (must make under $5 per hour the rest of his life in order to qualify for government health insurance and he cannot live otherwise as no insurance company appears to be willing to cover him with his condition).
We have a much more serious problem in our nation with health insurance, I believe, than 95% of Americans really understand.
This development could not only make his life livable but also very much assist the massive drain of money in our nation that happens for so many in his situation.
I'm a father of five with the spirit of a genuine explorer. Having these curious tendencies
has alwasy led me down the entrepreneurial road in order to seek better situations for my family,
my loved ones and my human family. Currently I am owner and president of a few companies,
including a very exciting new startup that could be "the next big thing."