...to being able to 3D print replacement organs (I think we can all agree that not having to rely on donors is a good thing).
Researchers at Oxford and Bristol universities have come up with a high resolution scaffold that puts individual cells right where they need to be. The organs could be made using the recipient's own stem cells (or a donor's if there's some genetic reason not to use the patient's - but the patient's are better because it eliminates rejection).
Wouldn't it be great if everyone who needed a new liver or kidney could get one?
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