3-D Printing Breakthrough With Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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OP - February 12, 2013, 06:40 PM

This is amazing

3-D Printing Breakthrough With Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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Feb. 4, 2013 — A team of researchers from Scotland has used a novel 3D printing technique to arrange human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for the very first time.

It is hoped that this breakthrough, which has been published Feb. 5 in the journal Biofabrication, will allow three-dimensional tissues and structures to be created using hESCs, which could, amongst other things, speed up and improve the process of drug testing.

In the field of biofabrication, great advances have been made in recent years towards fabricating three-dimensional tissues and organs by combining artificial solid structures and cells; however, in the majority of these studies, animal cells have been used to test the different printing methods which are used to produce the structures.

Co-author of the study, Dr Will Wenmiao Shu, from Heriot-Watt University, said: "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that hESCs have been printed. The generation of 3D structures from hESCs will allow us to create more accurate human tissue models which are essential for in vitro drug development and toxicity-testing. Since the majority of drug discovery is targeting human disease, it makes sense to use human tissues."

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So, not only is this a promising step towards eliminating the need for animal or human testing, but also a step towards building human organs and limbs for transplants. How amazing is that?

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Reply #1 - February 12, 2013, 06:45 PM

"eliminating the need for organ donation, immune suppression and the problem of transplant rejection,"

the future is bright!!.. that is amazing!

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Reply #2 - February 12, 2013, 07:20 PM

That's a good party trick.

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Reply #3 - February 12, 2013, 07:34 PM

Reminds me of The Fifth Element

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEU9I8bf9qI

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Reply #4 - February 13, 2013, 09:16 AM

Good, I never like to see animals being used in a lab for testing and no more waiting list for organ transplant.

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Reply #5 - February 13, 2013, 11:01 AM

I've been meaning to look into bioprinters which aren't too different from ordinary 3-D printers. Also, 3-D printers are really cheap so I'll save for one eventually.

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Reply #6 - February 13, 2013, 11:35 AM

Didn't Islam invent this years ago?

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Reply #7 - February 13, 2013, 04:32 PM

It did, the word alaqa has 20 meanings, one of it perhaps being a sticking, clinging thing. It was thought that it could refer to the embryo, but it might now refer to stem cells. The word stem is synonymous with a stem in a plant. As we all know, stems can be very sticky, hence this is a miracle and proof of the divinity of islam.
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