regenerative medicine
new tools and materials must be desighned
new treatments demand new materials
costs of research increases
cell harvesting methods
cell washing techniques
3D printers
nutrition and exercise of growing organs
improvements to existing scafolds
moral/legal questions
government health care
risks and potential for harm
demands legislation and regulation to insure safe and practical procedures and well as eithical research practices
demands of special interests groups
potential for curruption
increased life spans
ageing population
costly but effective treatments
devision between rich and poor measurable in lifespan
job competition
"fairness" of competitions ex: olypmics
new treatments and techniques are developed
new materials allow new treatments
costs of research increases
extra cellular matrix
"refab" organs
prinatable heart valves
lab grown organs
scafolds for cells to grow onto
stem cell research
gene-therapy
slippery possibilities
super longevity
transhumanism