The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

1. A thin structure made of bio-friendly fibers acts as the skeleton of the layer of tissue being printed.  2 and 3. Cell matter is careful deposited on the layer in a computer-controlled pattern, and new sheets of fiber are layed down periodically. 4. The fiber skeleton dissolves and the layers of tissue fuse together.

Is organ printing the future of regenerative medicine?

Hannah Gorman, Staff writer April 7, 2011

Could a laser printer save the lives of people waiting for organ donations? As of 2008, there were 105,567 patients waiting for an organ donation, a nearly sixfold increase from 1998, according to the...

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