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Scientists "Print" Human Vein With 3D Printer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-we-can dept.

An anonymous reader writes "3D Printing technology has recently leapt into a new realm — we've seen printers that can create entire buildings out of stone, delicious meals out of simple ingredients, and now — perhaps weirdest and coolest of them all — a printer that can build body parts from cells!"

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  1. Re:The Real Money by dkleinsc · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Wouldn't the really really big payoff be when they get to the point of printing out a celebrity sexbot?

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