you will never look at your printer the same way again

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  1. doctorie
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    I really dont understand how this got in under my radar.
    But damn fuck WOW..the miracle of science.


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    Im going to get me one and start on this

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    we wont see this anytime soon..there is no money in cures..only medicene that keeps you alive..and paying.

    http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/news/computer-print-me-a-kidney-1.1035985

    http://www.popsci.com/science/artic...er-prints-replacement-kidney-onstage-ted-2011

    http://www.popsci.com/science/artic...er-prints-replacement-kidney-onstage-ted-2011

    http://www.popsci.com/science/artic...er-prints-replacement-kidney-onstage-ted-2011
     
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    Wow, o.k don't know what to say about that. Part of me is going...errr, no, you can't print body organs. lol
     
  3. dash
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    It does not compute.
     
  4. EniGmA1987
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    Your sure this wasnt posted in one of these last years on April 1st?
     
  5. The Communist
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    I want one!
     
  6. The Cox
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    I don't know about all of this, but it would be cool if it was true.
     
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    Yeh. . . . nice one.
     
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    what the hell kind of show are they trying to run here hahaha
     
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    I am error.
     
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    -From one of the links

    Correction: An earlier version of this post cited coverage by the Agence France-Presse newswire, among other sources, which incorrectly reported that Massella had received a printed kidney 10 years ago and that Atala printed a functional kidney onstage. In fact, Massella received a re-engineered bladder, and Atala printed a dummy kidney mold to demonstrate how the technique could provide transplantable organs someday.

    That's why it doesn't compute. Seems like those french papers are awesome at correctly reporting the news :/
     
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    i knew there was something going on lol, damn those bastards......its the fricken pass the news around the circle and see how accurate it is when it gets back to the source.
     
  13. Reinier
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    I saw in the new Zeitghist movie that they said they could "print" buildings into existence already if they wanted to, the technology already exist today but I had no idea that they could "print" human organs too, thats just crazy.
     
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    They can't. It's not possible right now afaik. There are a lot of factors to take into account. You can't just print cytosol.... as one example. Cell constituents are a little more complex than anything a printer could spew out.
     
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    Wow, I can make my own clone, via a printer, I can send that fucker to work :)
     
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    My computer science teacher showed us this, they are making simple organs, like bladders and veins. They have even made a two chambered heart and are working on more complex organs.

    Pretty cool stuff.