Posted 11 November 2003 - 09:43 PM
Now come on people. <insert sarcasm here> The article clearly states that the doctors and scientist involved see this as being used by those with severe facial burns or disfigurements. There's no way that they would ever allow this to branch into the lucrative field of cosmetic surgery to service the rich and bored. They have to much credability and too high an ethical standing <cease sarcasm here>.
Have made that little point, on a serious side there is a real benefit to this sort of advancement. I have a friend who suffered some severe facial burns at a young age and the idea of being able to structure a new face without disfigurment is being received as a god send by them. And quite frankly I can't blame them for extolling the vitrues of this sort of medical advancement. Let's be realistic, people as a whole are not good at dealing with people with facial disfigurments. There is a major stigma associated with it & while we all would like to think we don't hold such prejudices. The reality is a lot of people do.
Luminous beings are we... not this crude matter.
Yoda