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Bioprinting in action

John Moe Mar 4, 2011

On Monday’s show we talk about advances in bioprinting. It’s the technique of printing new skin cells using a regular old ink jet cartridge. Or of printing a whole new organ. Not a picture of an organ. An actual organ.

Here are some demonstration videos:

From Wake Forest University:

University of Toyama (Japan):

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