The devellopment of synthetic organs

The Development of synthetic organs//Research is being done on developing new ways to make semi-syntheic organs or Neo-organs, that will be useful in the treatment of patients requiring transplants or reconstructive surgery. Currently, hospitals are using similar technology in producing skin, cartiledge, bone, ligament, and tendon tissues.//Presently, bone morphogenic proteins or BMP’s are being produced and are being used to inject into a bone fracture. These BMP’s were discovered in 1965, when …

…Steven A. Goldstein and co-workers propose a different method: Genes would be injected into the wound site that would encode the growth factors previously mentioned. The body’s cells would use DNA from the genes as an instruction booklet, eventually the DNA would decompose because it is not originally part of the cell, thus causing the production to stop. Perhaps, another point to aid in the mystery of how to start and stop the production.