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Artificial Hearts
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Artificial Hearts
An examination of the biotechnological aspects, types and energy sources of artificial hearts. Exploring the selection of patients, costs vs. benefits and legal and ethical issues.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages) |
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1989
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" In its never ending pursuit of advancement, science has reached a crucial biotechnological plateau - the creation of artificial organs. Such a concept may seem easy to comprehend until one considers the vast knowledge required to provide a functional substitute for one of nature's creations. One then realizes the true immensity of this breakthrough. Of all the bodily organs, the heart is the most important. Its life-giving property and its symbolic role as the house of the soul have led the human race to gear its lives toward preserving healthy hearts. A failing or diseased heart is used to signify imminent, unpreventable death. The innate human desire to achieve, that strong Faustian spirit, brought about the invention of the artificial heart. The potential for such a device is enormous. If perfected, it would enable us to save thousands of human..."More papers on Artificial Hearts:
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