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Anti-smoking laws
who invented this: Nazi German
what does this do: prevents people from smoking
affect: helps peoples lungs stay healthy -
stem cells
who invented this:James Thomson
what does it do:provide new cells for the body as it grows
affect:affect you emotionally depression, stress, anxiety and physically fatigue, pain, hair loss, infertility -
3D printing body parts
who invented it: Charles Hull what does it do: replaces body parts -
human genome project
who invented this: Aristides Patrinos
what the invention does: it found all of the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 human genes
how does it affect medicine or our health: Data for smarter decisions -
immunotherapy for cancer treatment
who invented it: Dr. Wolchok
what does it do:boosts the body's natural defenses to fight cancer
affect: prevents cancer -
Robotic surgery
who invented this: Da Vinci
what does it do:allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more control
affect: makes things more simple -
facial transplants
who invented this: Jean-Michel Dubernard
what does it do: replaces all or part of a person's face with donor tissue from someone who has died
affect:different sizes -
Bionic Prosthetic
who invented this: Ossur
what does this do:device used to replace a missing body part
affect: some people have other reactions to it -
Artificial pancreas
who invented this:Dana Lewis
what does it do:release insulin in response to changing blood glucose levels in a similar way to a human pancreas
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