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A new 3D printing process using human stem cells could pave the way to custom replacement organs for patients, eliminating the need for organ donation and immune suppression, and solving the problem of transplant rejection.
The process, developed at Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with Roslin Cellab, could also speed up and improve the process of reliable, animal-free drug testing by growing three-dimensional human tissues and structures for pharmaceuticals to be tested on.
Mediante este pequeño artículo me gustaría destacar la importancia de las nuevas técnicas tecnológicas. Es una manera de ir sustituyendo poco a poco la experimentación animal en la ciencia. La técnica que aquí se describe es además sencilla y no produce riesgo alguno para la salud.