Science is continuously aiming to create awe-inspiring, thought provoking medical aid for humans, and sometimes I find that it can be quite hard to comprehend.
Researchers from the US have now grown 3D brain tissue in a bid to cure brain related diseases, namely dementia. According to The Telegraph, Dr.David Kaplan of Tufts University, Boston, was claimed to have said, " The hope is that the use of this model could lead to an acceleration of therapies for brain dysfunction as well as offer a better way to study normal brain physiology."
What scientists had discovered is that by using doughnut shaped scaffold in addition to a special gel, they good encourage growth from rat neurons, which will ultimately mould into a complex brain tissue. To replicate a brain injury/ illness, weights were dropped onto the brain tissue from various heights.
Now, this gives me goosebumps mixed with new found joy at the same time. If scientists manage to crack the code and override this, which they most probably will, it means an infinite number of people will have improved brain activity and life in general, as well as potentially reducing the death rates worldwide due to brain related illnesses.
While this may be a cause to smile in to the mirror and do star jumps (I can only talk for myself) I can't help, but ponder on the ethical side of things. Being a Muslim, I do think Science can go over the line sometimes, i strongly believe that Allah is the creator of all living things, which might I add, includes the organs in the human body. Therefore, the construction of a human brain,a human ear and all the rest, might be remarkable, but I believe it to be offensive in the way it disregards God as a creator.
Although I hold these views, I find Science a fascinating academic area and understand the importance of it in the medical industry, to find ground-breaking cures for life-threatening illnesses. There must be some way to discover cures to treat people, without creating organs in the lab.
Researchers from the US have now grown 3D brain tissue in a bid to cure brain related diseases, namely dementia. According to The Telegraph, Dr.David Kaplan of Tufts University, Boston, was claimed to have said, " The hope is that the use of this model could lead to an acceleration of therapies for brain dysfunction as well as offer a better way to study normal brain physiology."
What scientists had discovered is that by using doughnut shaped scaffold in addition to a special gel, they good encourage growth from rat neurons, which will ultimately mould into a complex brain tissue. To replicate a brain injury/ illness, weights were dropped onto the brain tissue from various heights.
While this may be a cause to smile in to the mirror and do star jumps (I can only talk for myself) I can't help, but ponder on the ethical side of things. Being a Muslim, I do think Science can go over the line sometimes, i strongly believe that Allah is the creator of all living things, which might I add, includes the organs in the human body. Therefore, the construction of a human brain,a human ear and all the rest, might be remarkable, but I believe it to be offensive in the way it disregards God as a creator.
Although I hold these views, I find Science a fascinating academic area and understand the importance of it in the medical industry, to find ground-breaking cures for life-threatening illnesses. There must be some way to discover cures to treat people, without creating organs in the lab.