This interesting new device is a 3D bio-printer that is capable of creating arteries and veins on a cellular level. Future iterations of the device can allow scientist to recreate organs that layers cellular building blocks to create usable organs.
Doctors to be able to 'print' new organs for transplant patients | Mail Online
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So how far off are we from getting one of those 5th element machines? Getting there slowly but surely. I love this modern world.
ReplyDeleteIt should be in the next 5-20 years. The other thing to look out for is the non-organic printers that could act as a replicator on Star Trek...they could build almost anything from the bottom up.
ReplyDeletecan you tell me how far it differs from the basic commercial inkjet printer with some basic changes.
ReplyDeleteSure...refills are now covered by insurance and livers come in many colors. :P
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