Science Update: Vein printing

[daniel]

Figured everyone else might be interested in this, hopefully it'll be able to help those with inoperable veins...?

Scientists Use 3D Printer to Create First “Printed” Human Vein

3D Printing technology has recently leapt into a new realm — we’ve seen printers that can create entire buildings out of stone, delicious meals out of simple ingredients, and now — perhaps weirdest and coolest of them all — a printer that can build body parts from cells! Scientists working on the Organovo NovoGen printer recently created the first “printed” human vein. This technology could replace other toxic and carbon-heavy medicinal practices like using artificial parts in the human body.

http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/22/sci ... uman-vein/

[thisisalex]

20 more years to use a technology like that....