3D printer to be sent to space for human organ trials
Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions was the first to successfully transplant a printed thyroid gland into a mouse.
A 3D printer that may be able to produce human tissue and organs is due to be sent to the International Space Station after a disastrous first attempt in October.
The Russian company, 3D Bioprinting Solutions, was the first to successfully transplant a printed thyroid gland into a mouse and aims to do the same for humans.
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To be able to print complex tissues that are more similar to those in human bodies, scientists say they need to send a 3D printer to space. The first effort to send a printer to the International Space Station failed in October when a Soyuz spacecraft crashed shortly after launch.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Moscow.