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Organovo Has Its First Commercial 3D Bio-Printer

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the company-with-a-lot-of-heart(s) dept.

kkleiner writes "Organovo and strategic partner Invetech hope in 2010 to release a commercial version of their 3D organ printer capable of producing very basic tissues like blood vessels. While it is still limited to simple tissue structures (full organs are a long ways off), Organovo plans to deliver the printers to various research institutions interested in organ and tissue production. Working with these institutions, Organovo hopes to one day progress to creating a system that can print organs as easily as other 3D printers print plastic figurines."

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  1. Re:Hmm... by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Trust me, as long as they can snag a millionaire by bleaching their hair, bobbing their nose, and "enhancing" their breasts, women will continue to do so (and yes, the sister of one of my girlfriends did exactly that). If there was no demand, there would be no supply.

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  2. Re:The obvious market driver is... by idontgno · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the first thing I thought about when I read "3D organ printer" was -- well, you know.

    Was it "I bet there'll be a run on legal-size* printer paper..."

    *For those in countries other than that United States, please read that as "ISO B-4".

    Thanks.

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