
This article sounded so sci-fi I almost didn't believe it was real, but according to
The Economist, the era of being able to
print 3-D human organs is no just coming -- it's here. A company specializing in regenerative medicine,
Organovo, and engineering firm
Invetech have teamed up to make a bio-printer capable of making simple body parts such as snippets of blood vessels, tissue and skin, all formed from the patient's own cells (to avoid the usual rejection). The article points out that printing more complex biological parts, like livers, kidneys and even hearts, can't be far behind, after all, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina
made seven brand-new bladders for patients and all are still working just fine, thank you.
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