Quite a few of our organs are showing to be plastic and redundant. What I mean is, by inserting more of the cell's type, we can often renew the organ's function. It doesn't need to be a whole to function. The liver and bone marrow, as well as the brain, seem to have this redundant design.
Stem cells have the potential to become other types of cells. So, theoretically, you can use stem cells to restore brain, liver, marrow (etc.) function, if the organ is degrading.
My idea is to store stem cells cryogenically, this way, when I'm repairing my 70 year old brain/liver/etc., I could be using 30 year old cells. This would (hopefully) extend the functional life of quite a few of our organs.
Given this premise (and the premise that this board is populated by technological optimists), how much would you be willing to pay to have to your cells stored and frozen for your use when your organs are beginning to fail? Please PM me, or place this total on the board.
Whenever I talk to doctors about this idea, they think that the market value of such a service should be quite high - they like the idea. However, when I talk to lay people (especially those without good knowledge of biology), I can't seem to convince them of the value of the idea.
Anyway, let me know?