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Biotech / Medical : Organovo (ONVO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Richard Tauber who wrote (127)3/7/2014 7:50:45 PM
From: larryjoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 171
 
making whole organs for transplant remains elusive
economist.com

"Dr Forgacs’s latest project does not involve bioprinting for medical purposes, but a simplified printing process to create meat for people to eat."

"As producing biomaterials for human consumption will probably involve lots of regulatory testing before any products can be brought to market, the company will initially concentrate on making leather (although not with a bioprinting process, but with some other form of biofabrication, says Dr Forgacs). Leather-goods manufacturers will be intrigued to see what he comes up with."

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