Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Kidney Printer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hella-spendy-ink-cartridges dept.

smitty777 writes "Dr. Anthony Atala of the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine demonstrated his technique for printing a new kidney. The early stage technology involves scanning the patient's current organ, and actually printing the organ directly into the patient. He refutes reported claims that it's just a kidney shaped mold, as reported by some. While still in the early stages, it does hold promise that we will be able to use this technology for actual transplants in the future."

4 of 147 comments (clear)

  1. Awesome by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

    HP's ink cartridges cost a kidney, new printer can actually print kidneys.

    The circle of life is complete.

    --
    Mod me down, my New Earth Global Warmingist friends!
  2. And how long by Anubis350 · · Score: 5, Funny

    before we can print a new Milla Jovovich?

    --
    "goodbye and hello, as always" ~Prince Corwin, from Zelazny's Amber series
  3. Re:What? by immortalpob · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually that sentence is terrible.. from the wake forest site: "Reports in the media that Dr. Anthony Atala printed a real kidney at the TED conference in Long Beach, Calif., are completely inaccurate. At the conference, Dr. Atala used a new type of technology to print a kidney-shaped mold and explained how one day – many years from now – the technology might be used to print actual organs."

    So no real kidney, just a mold.

  4. PC Load Liver by Herg · · Score: 5, Funny

    What the f@(% does that mean?