Discussion 4- Lab Grown Bladders

You have just learned about the Urinary System. This week we will discuss about transplantation; specifically about transplant of lab grown bladders. You have probably heard about organ transplantation. People who need organ transplantation often have to wait for years, before they can receive life saving organs. Please read the section from your textbook about lab-grown bladders and watch the videos posted and answer the following questions.
Please read the section on Lab-Grown Bladders on page 219 in your text
Watch the video on Stem Cell Bladder Regeneration
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Watch the video on the First Human Recipient with Lab Grown-Bladder Transplant
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Watch the TED talk on How Human Organs are Grown
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Watch the PBS video on Tissue Engineering
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Watch the video on 3D Printing of Human Tissue
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Watch the TEDx on Dr. Anthony Atala
1. Do you think it is possible to grow other organs in the lab? 5 Points
2. What are some the advantages of lab grown human tissue? 5 Points
3. Ask an open ended thought provoking question on the above topic to which one of your class mates can respond to. 5 Points

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