Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement

http://www.ted.com Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy -- real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-human transplants with a novel use of animal tissue.

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[SuperiorApostate]

@SuperiorApostate @shallbeagain You would rather a person suffers and has a shitty life which he is able to comprehend and be aware of than a pig being killed to ease his life. Plus, there are a lot of people suffering right now(from a lot of things) and I do not see you doing anything for them therefore I conclude you care more about animals and not humans.

[Mygo666]

the commercial at the end... rolex...

who "uses" wristwatches anymore? the brand rolex has become an accessory that shows off only wealth that they are meant for mermans who live 35.000 ft

[chirurgiaginocchio]

Future....is Kevin

[chirurgiaginocchio]

Master you are THE GREAT

[mrbenderson005]

@DeepDuh I agree with your general sentiment, and I do think we're getting closer to making many types of animal testing obsolete. That having been said, you can sell/donate the parts used for this biotech from the same pigs you're using for food, making for less waste, and might even drive down the cost of pork, since farmers would probably be making a more money off of the ligaments.

[pejosys]

so...what do you study to do stuff like this?

[LeJamesPe]

that whole young motorcycle comment was funny but creepy as crap

[MrBranboom]

Get this procedure covered by my national health care!!!

[MrBranboom]

So, do I get the bacon from my pig-lig donor too?

[DeepDuh]

@Saktoth Don't understand me wrong though: I still think it's ok to use animals for things like basic testing of medication (because otherwise you would put humans on a high risk) or even what is proposed in this video. I just think, that we should head towards a society, where this isn't necessary anymore (through science and technology, not through denying those activities).

[DeepDuh]

@Saktoth It's really hard to argue about animal ethics, basically because animals can't stand in for their own rights. for me, the difference between using animals for food or for hightech medicine is: food is one of the most basic things we need for live. this still holds for meat and also for milk. not all of the components are replaceable by vegan food. I respect animals in a way, that I can only accept them to be killed for my sake if absolutely necessary (I don't apply that to insects btw)

[Saktoth]

@DeepDuh

You dont need factory farms. Cows only produce milk if they have a calf, which is then killed. The sound a cow makes mourning their lost child is the saddest noise you will ever hear. Dont tell me Switzerland has no milk. :P

Worrying about the suffering of a few medical animals is ridiculous. A new joint can improve someones life by a lot more than a bit of nutrition will. And far fewer animals will suffer for a joint replacement than will suffer from a lifetime of eating them.