Microparticles Capable Of Permanently Preventing Donor Rejection

Throwaway94 · Mar 17, 2020

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uop-mce030620.php

Could be one way of overcoming donor supply troubles if cloning doesn't pan out? Just need someone willing to part with their own hair haha

max310 · Mar 17, 2020

The hair donors are the easy part. The problem is when this technology will ever happen!!!.

max310 · Mar 17, 2020

pegasus2 said:
Interesting. It only prevents rejection of the intended donor's organs. This could be very useful for other organs, but it will never be used for hair transplants.

Why not?.

Throwaway94 · Mar 19, 2020

pegasus2 said:
First of all it's going to be an expensive process to create these donor-specific microparticles. Rigorous safety studies will be required, and it will never get done. Who is going to fund them?

I think the research will happen eventually, because as you said it's an amazing leap for organ recipients to no longer need to take immunosuppressants. How long it takes to make its way into skin grafts and eventually hair though...