My question is, “Can humans reach the point where they can regrow their limbs with 3d printing?” To rephrase this: “Can we recreate missing limbs/organs using 3d printing?” The reason why I ask this is because with the advancement in 3d printing where it is possible to 3d print cells for testing, I feel like naturally the next step should be a culmination of cells to form a body part. After that, should be recreation of intelligent life. All of this is in curiosity of whether humans can reach the realm of ‘gods’ by virtually creating life from ‘nothing’

My deliverable would be to make a sculpture that represents a missing limb, so that would mean a bust that is missing a arm/major organ like a heart, or maybe just a leg on a stand. This is to represent the opportunities amputees/physically disabled patients can receive with the benefits of 3d printing.

the 5 steps I will take to find the answer to this question is to 100% look up medical articles in the progression of biotechnology through 3d printing. Obviously I do not expect to meet an expert on biotechnology, and although I highly doubt that there will be scholarly articles pertaining to major progress, but I will be optimistic and search for what has been done already.

week 1: look up scholarly articles on biotech progress.

week 2: look for any signs of bioprinting for amputees.

week 3: check for progress on bioprinting (at what stage is it at? how long would it usually take? what costs would need to be paid to receive such treatment, if any?)

week 4: interview friends/professors on thoughts on bioprinting and its future possibilities. (ethical reasons, is it right?/wrong?/why? is it worth it? are we officially becoming part machine if we become dependent on machines to heal us?)

week 5: consolidate all research data and form a conclusion of the accumulated knowledge over week 1-4.

PRESENT!