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3D Printing Breakthrough Could Accelerate Drug Testing Process

Posted February 06, 2013 9:45 AM

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Researchers have used 3D printing to arrange human embryonic stem cells, a breakthrough that could accelerate drug testing processes and eventually help to provide transplant organs on demand.

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02/06/2013 10:00 AM

This is a potential statement for the future:

"brb, need to go print someone a new heart real quick"

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02/07/2013 1:09 PM

They supposedly developed a method to put drops down in a pattern without much damage. The rest is baseless B.S.
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02/07/2013 1:16 PM

"A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step" - Confucius

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