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An interesting story of a medical break through that certainly has a
pretty humble beginning ... the ink-jet printer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808
amazing stuff!
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On 16/09/2011 03:20 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> An interesting story of a medical break through that certainly has a
> pretty humble beginning ... the ink-jet printer
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14946808
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> amazing stuff!
Yeah, you could do it that way. Or you could, you know, let natural cell
signalling processes build the correct assembly of tissues
automatically, like it does in a normal organism. (Not that that's
trivial either...)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On 9/17/2011 1:26, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Yeah, you could do it that way. Or you could, you know, let natural cell
> signalling processes build the correct assembly of tissues automatically,
Generally speaking, these artificial organs aren't made of tissue. They're
implanted, and the real tissue grows over them.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
How come I never get only one kudo?
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On 09/17/2011 11:12 AM, Darren New wrote:
> On 9/17/2011 1:26, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Yeah, you could do it that way. Or you could, you know, let natural cell
>> signalling processes build the correct assembly of tissues automatically,
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> Generally speaking, these artificial organs aren't made of tissue.
> They're implanted, and the real tissue grows over them.
>
yep ... the printer creates a lattice for the tissue to grow upon
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