Humans In Print

It is now possible to print human stem cells. Advances in organ transplantation and treatments for diseases like Parkinsons will surely be positively affected by this in time. Replicator technology coming true once again.

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Feb 10, 2013
Category: Medicine

Comments

This has so much promise medically! If we can imagine it we can achieve it, this is humanity at its best!

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/10/13 at 11:26 PM

So... my new Canon iP4950 isn't going to do the trick, is it?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/11/13 at 12:54 AM

I'm thinking not likely honey.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/11/13 at 10:44 AM

The article is a little vague, but in general it looks like they are able to 3D print tissues and organs _with_ stem cells as the printing media, not to print on a nano-scale that allows them to fabricate the stem cells themselves. You still have to harvest fetuses to get the stem cells to fill your ink cartridge.

Posted by George on 02/11/13 at 02:26 PM

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