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3D-Printed Ear Comes To Life After Implantation In Mice (gizmag.com)

Posted by yaelk on from the 3d-printing-news dept.

Zothecula writes: 3D printed tissues and organs have shown real potential in addressing shortages of available donor tissue for people in need of transplants, but having them take root and survive after implantation has proven difficult to achieve. In a positive move for the technology, researchers used a newly-developed 3D printer to produce human-scale muscle structures that matured into functional tissue after being implanted into animals.

25 comments

  1. Forest for the trees by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Come on. An ear? You're missing the point: how long to you think it will take before they are 3D printing for male enhancement?

  2. Which human-sized structure was implanted? by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 2

    >> human-scale muscle structures that matured into functional tissue after being implanted into mice

    So which human-size structure did you implant OH MY GOD THAT MOUSE IS HUNG LIKE A HORSE!!!

    1. Re:Which human-sized structure was implanted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

      I can't possibly be the only one who saw that episode of south park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...!

      AC because I don't watch that show....

    2. Re:Which human-sized structure was implanted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It is the only possibility :)

    3. Re:Which human-sized structure was implanted? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Egads! Now the local Rats-In-The-Walls are skeered! :-P

  3. Wow by 110010001000 · · Score: 1

    Wow. 3 posts so far and they were all about a certain part of the male anatomy. Congrats slashdot.

    1. Re:Wow by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 1

      Wow. 3 posts so far and they were all about a certain part of the male anatomy. Congrats slashdot.

      Remember when Slashdot was for techies not 10 yo boys?

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    2. Re:Wow by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 1

      >> Remember when Slashdot was for techies not 10 yo boys?

      Many of us stuck around because SlashDot has always been great for techies who behave like 10 yo boys.
      Are you sure you wouldn't be happier here: http://www.itworld.com/ ?

    3. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      As opposed to your highly intelligent contribution?

    4. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Considering that viagra is a multi-billion dollar yearly business and very few 10 year olds, or even 30 year olds, have any interest in it, it seems like this fascination with that part of the anatomy is hardly limited to 10 year old boys.

    5. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You UID suggests you haven't been here long enough to remember that. You couldn't even make that claim in 2002.

    6. Re:Wow by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 1

      You UID suggests you haven't been here long enough to remember that. You couldn't even make that claim in 2002.

      I forgot the password to my eskimo.com old account, I had a 4 digit UID. I was rolling code before you were in diapers. Let's shift our bits in our two registers, pull from the magnetic cassette tape, and print to the plotter, shall we?

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    7. Re:Wow by StikyPad · · Score: 1

      That could be because of this.

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    8. Re:Wow by michelcolman · · Score: 1

      Make that four. Thanks for your contribution!

    9. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I was rolling code before you were in diapers.

      You have nothing to support that claim.

    10. Re:Wow by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 1

      I was rolling code before you were in diapers.

      You have nothing to support that claim.

      Well I do have an old JPEG of one of your diapers with some code I wrote on it, but your mom's in the pic, and since she's not wearing anything, it might not be legal to upload it ...

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  4. Idiocracy - and now all scientists research Bigger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Idiocracy - and now all scientists research Bigger Dicks as society collapses.

    Idiocracy scientist monkey boner measure:
    http://i.imgur.com/DN6qb8I.png

    - Tsarkon Reports

  5. Funk! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Hey Mattel, how about a 3D printer that uses chocolate? :D :D :D

  6. his name was 'Vincent' by Thud457 · · Score: 1

    now anybody can find an ear in a vacant lot while walking home from the hospital.

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  7. 10 year old technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why is this news this process has been around for over 19 years. I read the science back in 1997 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacanti_mouse

    1. Re:10 year old technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And they keep doing it, so that they can release them into people's houses, and the government can listen in to what you are saying.
      ^..^
      =*=

  8. the missing part... by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 2

    the lead researcher was quoted as say, "it's alive! IT'S ALIVE!"

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  9. Now that all of the possible jokes are posted... by Hussman32 · · Score: 1

    How about some real applications for this. For example, the articular cartilage in my shoulder (the cartilage cap on the humerus) has worn away completely. In addition, my labrum, and the menisci in my knees are screwed (thanks American football!) and will need eventual operations.

    Nowadays people simply get the whole shoulder/knee/hip replaced and it's never the same. It would have been wonderful if the surgeon could have replaced that tissue with new cartilage as opposed to microfractures or teflon equivalents.

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  10. Elf ears by valnar · · Score: 2

    You know this is coming... Why replace boring human ears when you can make some cool Elf or Vulcan ears?