[책의 향기]When the human body meets modern technology ｜Dong-A Ilbo

◇ I live by changing my body little by little/Written by Eunhee Lee/204 pages, 15,000 won, Literature and Jisungsa

After I grew up, I had strange thoughts. ‘If we put growth cells in our legs, wouldn’t we be able to grow as tall as we want?’ doing…. Hair grows to death, so if this kind of science and technology were developed, people wouldn’t have to worry about height. Unfortunately, the technology to implant hair growth cells into the legs does not seem to be developed yet, but artificial skin, artificial blood, smart hands and feet, artificial lungs, etc. to turn this idea into reality.

A science communicator described how people have been making efforts to live ‘like people’ by using scientific technology to add and enhance damaged or lost bodies such as due to diseases, accidents, and congenital disabilities. The author said, “Humanity is probably doing the best we can for a better life under the conditions nature has provided. “Then, when our body loses its function, finding different ways to replace it is the most humane thing to do,” he says. As you follow the author’s explanations, including different cases, materials, and stories, you will feel that you love to replenish humanity because you will see how many lives it was saved and people can live normally or with less discomfort than before through these efforts of mankind. .

“Artificial skin was developed for therapeutic purposes, but another change has come with the development of artificial skin. ‘We have greatly reduced the number of animals sacrificed in animal testing’ (Chapter 11 ‘Wearing new clothes – skin’)

The author says that although the development of science and technology is needed to replace the organization, it must be accompanied by several efforts and considerations for others. Clever prosthetics can be installed, but bumps in the road also need to be removed to make it easier for wheelchairs to move around and swing doors to be changed to automatic sliding doors. I would like to recommend it to read because it will make you think about the true meaning of the development of science and technology.

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