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    'Printing' New & Replacement Organs

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2683509.stm I was wondering a few weeks ago if this would be possible... And it is... Surely this is one of the most important things ever? Presumably, you can even scan existing organs into a computer using MRI or a mixture of scans, and replicate them...
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    Growing Organs / Tissues / Body Parts

    Scientists have grown major parts of rabbits' penises in the laboratory. The segments were grown from the animals' own cells and they were able to use the reconstructed organs to mate, according to New Scientist magazine. The next step is to try to recreate the entire organ from scratch...
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