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Nano medicine
Created by Richard Feynman. Nanaomedicine increases the absorability fo a drug that usually is midley water-soluable that are difficult to use. Following helps with treating cancers or lesions. Some issues with nano medicine is that their could be particle pathways in the human body from the medicine. With some fear of the effects on the cellular and tissue functions and many more risk factors. -
Bionic Prosthetics
Created by Robert Campbell Aird in the UK. A bionic prosthetic picks up signals from the muscle when it contracts causing the arm to move as if it was a body party. Bionic prosthetics make it easier on an amputee to live life as if they never lost a body part. On March 24, 2017, Melissa Loomis became one of the first prosthetic users to regain their sense of touch. -
Human Genome Project
Invented by the United States Department directed by James Watson, Michael Gottesman and Francis S. This project was created to complete the sequence of nucelotide base pairs. This project had no affect on the human body it more or less just helped us have a better understanding of the nucelotides in our bodies. -
HIV Cocktail
The HIV Cocktail also is known as HAART was created by Beth Bye. This invention disrupts HIV at different stages in its replication in the body and reverses the transcriptase inhibitors. Like every new and fascinating thing, this invention helped with the red and white blood cell count go up and help boost the immune system back into gear. Making HIV go from a deadly disease to a chronic disease that can be manageable. -
Stem cells
Invented by James Thomson and Jeffrey Jones. Develops different types of cells in the body and serves as a repair system for the body with two main types of stem cells, embryonic, and adult. Some effects on the body would be that it helps repair the system of the body so that it can maintain itself. Some risks are tumors, propagating genetic defects and more. The benefit for the body would be improvement in systolic and diastolic function. -
Artificial Liver
Dr.Kenneth Matsumura created an artificial liver in 2001 which made it onto the best inventions list of 2001. The artificial liver acts like a normal liver filtering out the toxins from the blood. While creating the thousands of protiens and vital substances for the body. A risk factor is always rejection of the organ but there is less of a risk because the artificial liver is created of plasma. -
Elekta Axesse
Created by: Prof. Lars Leksell. Began in 1997 July 9. Marketable in 2003
Inventions functions: Advanced type of radiation used as a treatment that's more effective and targets cancerous cells and/or lesions in the body. Radiation goes for a shorter span of time rather than hours of chemo therapy.
Effects on the body: Affects both normal and cancerous cells which is effective but still runs the risk of other cells getting effected by the radiation depending on the strength of radiation. -
23andMe
23andMe was founded by Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey, Paul Cusenza. They created a way for their customers to see their genetic data and made it possible to help them. This invention doesn't truly affect the body rather it tells you what is happening in the body. -
Synthetic Cells
Invented by a team of genetic engineers led by Craig Venter. Synthetic cells put together a living bacterium from synthetic components which holds nuclei that can respond to signals from other cells and mimics them. Some risks of synthetic cells are is that they could duplicate cells of viruses rather than duplicating cells needed in the body. -
3D printed body parts
Created by Brisbane scientists. Created for the purpose of replacing body parts that are not there. Created out of human cells so that it could be successfully used as a body part as if it was always on the anatomy.
