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    SITTING in a culture dish, a layer of chicken heart cells beats in synchrony. But this muscle layer was not sliced from an intact heart, nor even grown laboriously in the lab. Instead, it was "printed", using a technology that could be the future of tissue engineering.
    WOW...


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    Sounds very impressive. Would be wonderful to print needed organs for transplants

    .. but.. soon the penis enhancement emails will sell you special ink for DIY
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      4 *twitch!*s out of 5.
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      • #4
        Not that new in concept. Seems built on these older techs;

        Skin: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118815,00.asp

        Bone: http://www.screenweb.com/index.php/channel/4/id/2249

        Tissue scaffolds (for growing synthetic organs): http://www.azom.com/details.asp?newsID=4686

        If/when perfected it'll be a real boon to those needing transplants....or bigger whatevers

        Dr. Mordrid
        Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 13 April 2006, 17:30.
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