Readit NewsThe latest research articles in the medical journals are still talking about BMP-2 growth factors and mesenchymal stem cells being the future of cartilage repair, but I now treat this a bit like nuclear fusion in the sense that we always seem to be about 10-20 years away from productionizing it.
From the article:
> The tissue still has enough structure to hold together, but it is soft enough to allow the neurons to grow into each other and start talking to each other,” Zhang said. “Our tissue stays relatively thin, and this makes it easy for the neurons to get enough oxygen and enough nutrients from the growth media.
Seems like this would be great for hyaline cartilage as well, as the tissue is avascular and receives nutrients primarily via diffusion. I don’t have a background in the field, but it would be nice if we could take some of these cutting-edge techniques and attempt to apply them to more mundane things like joint degeneration.
"The researchers aimed to construct layered neural tissue in which neural progenitor cells (NPCs) mature ..."
Don't trust this kind of source for titles.
About cartilage. That is a very specific configuration of materials in not a random shape. Also, it must want to attach to the bone by itself, and source its nutrients from synovial liquid. Sounds too complicated for what I know we can do.
About human cells growing in a petri dish. Thats pretty much cancer right there. In such an alien environment, healthy cells expect something to kill them, and if enough changes happen without that, they will suicide.
Growing hearts in pigs is much closer to something viable.
Edit: now that I think about it for more than sixteen seconds, couldn't that be a marketing opportunity in disguise (as if her act needs more marketing)? "Know when she flies over your house! Get a selfie with the contrail in the background! Most likes on a tiktok gets a personal response saying thanks for thinking of me!"
Replace airspace with "space". Public figure in a public space. They always want the perks without the cost.
Now, not being harrased is another thing. But not being noticed? (Specially in an airplane) Haters gonna hate.
Epilogue: Yes, any publicity is publicity. I am even considering her AI releases, and the acompaning complains, a public stunt.
"Some experts caution that these tools can never substitute for the judgment clinicians hone through years of experience — but should instead augment it"...
Good luck with that. Tools can't have responsibility. (Bad for customers, good for organizations)
Elaborating: What % of autist people kills someone out of aggressive behavior? I am quite sure we don't know, because, I suspect, it is low. Compare that to the general population.
The only reason they want to put tracking devices on autists is because. unlike healthy people, autists can't fight back.
Once the technology is mature, you try to enforce it on (sell it to) exconvicts, immigrants and jaywalkers.
Yes, it's "forced" on them, in the same way that many many other behavioural expectations are "forced" on a worker. They're "forced" not to abuse their co-workers. They're "forced" to treat their workplace with respect. They're "forced" to dress in a certain way.
That's called "having a job", and it's all stuff I've had to do, too, in every job I've ever had.
By forced courtesy I mean there was a metric for that. Those with the worst metrics were let go and we were reminded of that weekly.
On the other hand, I suppose people except sociopaths treat others well, anywhere, most of the time, not out of an obligation.
Courtesy with customers is forced on them? My god!
The next thing you'll tell me they're expected not to curse at their co-workers, too! What kind of world is this?!
> it's not from a sincere desire to have an actual conversation with customers.
Once again, and as I already said in the very text you quoted, no one is expecting a "conversation". Maybe you just misunderstood my point? I admit I was being a bit circuitous, there.
> Talk about irony, sitting here talking about a superiority complex while defending requiring that kind of stuff of "lowly" service industry workers.
I never mentioned anything about their being "lowly", and I'd appreciate you not insinuating such things about me. It's a veiled insult and it's unwarranted and unnecessary.
See, courtesy. It's a thing, both in the real world and online.
I worked in a call center for two years, for three different companies. Yes, (fake) courtesy is forced. The customers of one site were so difficult that courtesy was scripted (there were scripted interactions for frustrated and for rude customers)
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E.g. Not getting enough sleep because your poor neighborhood is a ruckus provokes bad mood, chronically.
Sounds like a strawman for them