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Will bioengineered body parts cost an arm and a leg?

The idea that we could make new human body parts to replace old, faulty ones is exciting. Such parts could include limbs, digits, or even entire organs. Such replacements might be produced using stem cells, 3-D printers, and other rapidly evolving, cutting edge technologies.

Sci-fi is becoming a reality. Remember in Star Wars when Luke got that new bionic arm? When I first saw that as a kid in…