3D Printed Organs

A new invention that recently took the science world by storm was the invention of 3D printing organs. A company called Organovo which is based out to of San Diego, California, has been working with this new invention. They have come up with a technology called novogen, which allows living tissue cells to be assembled into different patterns and complex structures, which can turn into organs. Organovo has developed a bio-printer with their partner Invetech, which is based out of Australia. This device prints human cells in a 3 dimensional matrix to form human tissue. The company says that the bio-printer can grow blood vessels and they believe it may be able to build sophisticated organs by 2020. Bioprinting is the use of a 3D computer printers which send out an ink of living cells. These computers create the tissue structures in layers, for many 3D shapes.


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  1. UnknownMay 4, 2018 at 10:27 AM

    Austin I think that 3D printing organs is a great idea. There's always a need for organs. This could save many people in the world. I think you have great ideas here. Keep it going!!

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  2. JakeMay 18, 2018 at 7:39 AM

    I don't like 3D printers.

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  3. UnknownMay 18, 2018 at 11:33 AM

    Awesome topic, Alex! This is so relevant. It's amazing to think about the history of inventions. Think about it - at one point, the fork and knife were considered "new technology" and they did truly revolutionize the way people were living. It's all relative. It reminds me of a video Mr. Ryan showed us at a faculty meeting about technology and how it's changing how we work. I included the link here if you want to check it out.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-a-UmoRt4&feature=youtu.be

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