Friday, February 8, 2013

The Stem Cell Breakthrough That Could Help Solve America’s Organ Transplant Shortfall

The Stem Cell Breakthrough That Could Help Solve America’s Organ Transplant Shortfall: In a technological breakthrough that holds special promise for the future of stem cell research, researchers at Heriot Watt University have successfully used a 3D printer to create viable human stem cells of a predetermined shape and size, CNET News reports. The development — which constitutes a novel and unprecedented application of an already-nascent technology [...]/p