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Nina Tandon

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If your cells were used to grow an organ in the lab, is it still "your" organ?

Live TED Conversation: Join TED Fellow Nina Tandon

Nina Tandon is a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University's Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Cooper Union, and current MBA candidate at Columbia Business School. She studies ways to use electrical signals to grow artificial tissues for transplants and other therapies.

This conversation will open at 1pm EDT on October 3rd, 2011.

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    Will True 200+

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    Oct 3 2011: I would say no, if it is intended for someone, it would belong to them once it has been attached but it wouldn't belong to the source.

    Declaring ownership because it was created from you is a slippery slope. Are children owned by their parents? If human cloning became a reality, would clones belong to the one being cloned?
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      Oct 3 2011: hi Will, I agree--this is indeed a most slippery of slopes! I'm interested in hearing more about how your feelings of intent would affect its "slippiness?"
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      Juliette Zahn 50+

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      Oct 3 2011: ......I would definitely OWN a clone of Tom Brady.


      Will True - super cool name !!

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