From heart to skin to hair, 'Replaceable You' dives into the science of transplant

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...
Smithsonian Magazine

New 3D Bioprinter Could Build Replicas of Human Organs, Offering a Boost for Drug Discovery

Scientists have been fantasizing about the potential of precise 3D bioprinting for years. Just imagine, for example, if doctors could trial therapies on an exact replica of a kidney disease patient’s ...

3D bioprinting advances enable creation of artificial blood vessels with layered structures

To explore possible treatments for various diseases, either animal models or human cell cultures are usually used first; ...
Medscape

Human Tissue On-Demand: How 3D Bioprinting Works

We’ve come a long way from the Vacanti mouse. Back in the mid-90s, Charles Vacanti and other researchers experimented with cartilage regeneration and, with the help of a biodegradable mold and bovine ...
Medical Xpress

Scientists create functional 3D-printed human islets for type 1 diabetes treatment

A team of international scientists has made a major leap forward in diabetes research by successfully 3D printing functional human islets using a novel bioink. Presented today at the ESOT Congress ...
EurekAlert!

3D printing breakthrough: Scientists create functional human islets for type 1 diabetes ...

A team of international scientists has made a major leap forward in diabetes research by successfully 3D printing functional human islets using a novel bioink (Monday, 30 June 2025, London, United ...