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Doctors to be able to 'print' new organs
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T.K. RandallJune 4, 2010 ·
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Within a decade doctors may be able to "print" new organs for transplant patients using a special 3D bioprinter.
At the moment transplant patients have to often wait years for an organ to become available and many die in the meantime. The new bioprinter can already produce living arteries and doctors are optimistic that within a decade it will be able to create replacement hearts, teeth and other organs.
Doctors might one day be able to 'print' living body parts they need for surgery, including blood vessels and entire organs. The astonishing technique is known as bio-printing and it could make the transplant list a thing of the past.
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Daily Mail |
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