Organs in 3D
Engineers and doctors are working to 3D print skin, bone, and now even organs. They call this "bioprinting." It creates the new organ one layer at a time. Come along with us as we learn more!
Win to get your own 3D printed heart. The winners are Flannery Reed and Lyne Williams for winning the Heart Coloring Contest! Their 3D printed has been sent. We were super excited to hear that scientists at Tel Aviv University have just 3D printed a heart from human tissue. Maybe one of the kids who participated in this contest will grow up to be the first to actually transplant a 3D printed beating heart into someone who needs a new heart!
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A 3D PRINTED MODEL OF A HEARTThis heart was printed by a Brooklyn surgeon, Dr. Emile Bacha. It was made from an MRI image of the heart of a newborn baby. Dr. Bacha used the 3D printed model to know exactly how to repair the baby's heart.
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