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Scientists Edge Closer to Printing Human Tissue

Posted April 19, 2010 8:32 AM

From CNET News.com:

A new technology early in clinical trials could make it possible for doctors to use specialized 3D printers to fabricate new human tissue based on a patient's own cells. Known as commercial bioprinting, the technology from San Diego start-up Organovo starts with cells from adipose tissue--essentially body fat--or bone marrow and is intended to use those cells as the basis for making new tissue.

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Re: Scientists Edge Closer to Printing Human Tissue

04/19/2010 9:11 AM

Neat-o!

But I wonder how long it will be before we see a late-night TV infomercial selling a bogus 3D tissue printer for male / female "enhancement" purposes?

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04/19/2010 4:24 PM

This is a great new technology, and only a few years from commercial applications. True they are focusing on blood vessels for now, but they are making the 'printers' and spreading them around, and I would be very surprised if that diversity of researchers do not come up with viable ways to build organs from your own cells within a few years.

The bioprinted blood vessels/tissues are in 'early clinical trials' that means they are far enough advanced to have human patients to work with... hope they have great success!

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