According to Tony Wolpe from ZDNet, in his article called “Bioprinting human organs and tissue: et ready for the great 3D printer debate” on January 29, 2014, “Because of rapid advances in 3D printing, the world is plunging towards ethical and political controversy fuelled by the use of the technology to generate living human tissue and organs.”
Gartner research director Pete Basiliere told Mary-Ann Russon from International Business Times on January 9, 2014, “Most people do not yet realize that research is underway which involves not only printing non-human cells, but also merging human cells with non-human cells. We think that once folks begin to realize, depending on their backgrounds, there will be some who will be concerned about this possibility."
Most of the research is being done in universities, start-ups, and a few labs. Some people believe that bioprinting is not ready for the process to be big and popular. In some cases the research is ahead of government agency approval when they need be aware of developments in the research.
Many believe that the topic of 3D bioprinted human organs will result in a debate involving politics, morality, ethical, and financial interests. This is a really complex topic that 3D printers could be banned by 2016.
Controversy
What do you think? Do you think that 3D prosthetics will keep having positive or negative effects on society?