A common trope in science fiction, especially cyberpunk fiction, involves custom-grown replacement organs based on the recipient's own flesh. We're not there yet as a species—and in fact still a good ...

Traditionally organ transplants have been a long and painful process, this might be coming to an end with a new breakthrough in bio tech. In this video we’ll take a look.Correction: Text for kidney ...

Researchers have 3D-printed hearts using silicone and even a patient's own cells, but they haven't matched the full functionality of the real thing and aren't much good for repairing hearts. There's ...

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A team has developed a new way to 3D print material that is at once elastic enough to withstand a heart's persistent beating, tough enough to endure the crushing load placed on joints, and easily ...

Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially ... Roach's book describes how advancements in gene editing and 3D printing technology might further make our anatomy "replaceable ...

Bengaluru: IIT-Madras aerospace engineer Suhridh Sundaram founded his 3D printing biotech startup with six ambitious words. “Macha (brother), let us print human organs,” he told his business partner ...

What makes a body’s organs into what they are is more than just a grouping of specialized cells. They also need to be oriented and attached to each other and scaffolding in order to create structures ...

3D printing may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but it now plays an important role in medical care. Doctors can use this technology to improve surgeries, create better, more affordable ...

We’ve come a long way from the Vacanti mouse. Back in the mid-90s, Charles Vacanti and other researchers experimented with cartilage regeneration and, with the help of a biodegradable mold and bovine ...

According to recent news from IT Home, a team of scientists at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany has accomplished a remarkable feat in the field of 3D printing technology. As reported by ...