Just discovered this article in which Stanford university scientists has used a patients own stem cells to develop 3D printed heart tissue. This is a groundbreaking discovery for the patients on the long extensive organ transplant list with the average duration of a waiting time being around 3-5 years this new research can be revolutionary for the treatments and may extend the lifespan of thousands upon thousands of individuals. The method of bio-printing isn’t unique but due to this new method we can now speed up the process by synthesising thousands of cells at a time in so called ‘Organoids’.

Interesting enough, the next step for this research is to develop a way to manufacture multiple Organoids together allowing a more effective way to test new drugs and so this new research has multiple useful applications

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