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Inkjet Printer Prints out Human Skin

Anonymous Award writes "Scientists at the University of Manchester in the UK have developed a type of inkjet printer that can print human cells. The scientists claim that it will be possible to print 'made-to-measure' tissue and bones to be grown simply by inputting their dimensions into a computer. But that's not all, the printer's creator claims that the potential of his team's discovery is enormous: 'You could print the scaffolding to create an organ in a day,' well, one day maybe. Where could this technology lead in a 100 years I wonder? Could it lead to a fax machine for complete living organisms?"

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  1. Re:give away printers... sell arms and legs by myowntrueself · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    'Fax Bush a heart!'

    I just love the way that he has vowed to fight all other tyrants.

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  2. Re:give away printers... sell arms and legs by TGK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cheney is the one who needs a heart (in more ways than one). Bush neesd a brain... come to think of it... I imagine someone over there is in need of some courage too.

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