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# health    

why scientists want to grow a tiny version of you in a petri dish

A newly proposed technique for 3D printing human organs and fighting aging requires your embryonic clone. But just for a little bit.
why scientists want to grow a tiny version of you in a petri dish

# health    

3d printed organs are on their way, but there's still a lot of work left to do

A new breakthrough from Israel shows that while we still have a long way to go before we can 3D print organs on command, we're definitely headed in the right direction.
3d printed organs are on their way, but there's still a lot of work left to do

# health    

how stem cells could help solve the opioid epidemic

Politicians and the public want short-term solutions to the opioid epidemic. But they aren't tackling its root cause: legitimate chronic pain.
how stem cells could help solve the opioid epidemic

why we can't grow a mature, implantable heart for you just yet

We can't print fully functioning human organs suitable for transplantation just yet, but new experiments are getting close.
why we can't grow a mature, implantable heart for you just yet

why you may want to hold off on stem cell therapy for now…

Doctors are already offering stem cells via injections and IV drips to treat complex soft tissue damage. But their treatments are far from being ready for prime time...
why you may want to hold off on stem cell therapy for now…

# science    

if you build a better mouse…

Scientists are one step closer to creating on demand organs out of adult skin cells thanks to some very unusual clones of lab mice.
if you build a better mouse…

stem cells redux

We need to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research if we want to help millions of people who suffer from complex degenerative diseases.
stem cells redux