Scientists print out living cells

using an ordinary Inkjet Printer

Charleston and Clemson scientists are using modified desktop printers to produce three-dimensional structures of living tissue, seen as a tiny first step toward printing entire organs and personalizing medicine.

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The latest miracle in biotechnology is a fully functional penis grown from an animal's own cells. But this isn't just good news for Lorena Bobbitt's next husband. No matter how you slice it, it's a breakthrough for anyone who will ever need any type of solid organ replaced. As chief researcher Anthony Atala explained to New Scientist magazine, "The penis is more complex than any of the organs we have engineered so far."

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[Edited on 23-11-2003 by Sapphire]

i heard about this on cnn a few months back,

they said they were even traying to make computer chips and such like that..

Originally posted by Dmsoldier
i heard about this on cnn a few months back,

they said they were even traying to make computer chips and such like that..

I had a really good link on cnn for this one, i printed it out a few mths ago but can't find it online now. computer chips, i don't know how would they do that, possibly a chip that can be injected and feeds your dna information. Would be interesting eh?

Originally posted by Sapphire
using an ordinary Inkjet Printer

Charleston and Clemson scientists are using modified desktop printers to produce three-dimensional structures of living tissue, seen as a tiny first step toward printing entire organs and personalizing medicine.

www.charleston.net...

The latest miracle in biotechnology is a fully functional penis grown from an animal's own cells. But this isn't just good news for Lorena Bobbitt's next husband. No matter how you slice it, it's a breakthrough for anyone who will ever need any type of solid organ replaced. As chief researcher Anthony Atala explained to New Scientist magazine, "The penis is more complex than any of the organs we have engineered so far."

www.techcentralstation.com...



[Edited on 23-11-2003 by Sapphire]

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lol, they just couldn't resist mentioning lorena bobbit.
Very interesting stuff.

Originally posted by Sapphire

Originally posted by Dmsoldier
i heard about this on cnn a few months back,

they said they were even traying to make computer chips and such like that..

I had a really good link on cnn for this one, i printed it out a few mths ago but can't find it online now. computer chips, i don't know how would they do that, possibly a chip that can be injected and feeds your dna information. Would be interesting eh?

i hope not,

i thought they were trying to copy a cpu?

hmmmm making organic computer chips. I wonder how far they would go with it. If something is alive wouldn't there be the possibility of it eventually becoming self aware in the far distant future. Or have I just watched too much science fiction.

Originally posted by pantha
...If something is alive wouldn't there be the possibility of it eventually becoming self aware in the far distant future. Or have I just watched too much science fiction.

Way too much science Fiction...But there is a small chance of that happening too...But Very small.

[Edited on 23-11-2003 by surfup]

Originally posted by pantha
hmmmm making organic computer chips. I wonder how far they would go with it. If something is alive wouldn't there be the possibility of it eventually becoming self aware in the far distant future. Or have I just watched too much science fiction.

i dont think they were trying to make a "organic" computer chip,

i think they were trying to "print" out a reguler cpu..

but i dont know how they could make it other then a copy with papper?

Could an advancement form of this technology lead to replicators?

sorry Dmsoldier I totally misunderstood.I thought you meant they were gonna print chips using the printing cells technology.
just pretend you didn't read my post

hehe i figered that, happend's to me all the time

now this could get interesting, inmajen a time were u can print your packeg out

A great oldie thread, I remember this when it came out. It was amazing then and it's still amazing now!

a reply to: RisenMessiah

Is it legal to farm animals with your own cells?

guess all the porn adverts will now say (( small penis ))) ? well just print a bigger one in mints the ladys will all love you .
LOL ok these dudes are twisted ( so once they can print a organ tyhe first one they do is a penis ?/
Nerd need women .