Organs Printed in Space

… and I still can’t tell you exactly how (or why). But if you can tell me the how and the why, I’m all ears!

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2 thoughts on “Organs Printed in Space”

  1. Here’s the Why:
    “When you’re 3D-printing a tissue culture on the ground, there’s a tendency for them to collapse in the presence of gravity,” he says. “The tissues require some sort of [temporary, organic] scaffold to hold everything in place, especially with cavities like the chambers of a heart. But you don’t have those effects in a micro-gravity environment, which is why these experiments have been so valuable.”

    More here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210601-how-transplant-organs-might-be-printed-in-outer-space

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