Atala explained the process whereby scanners build a 3-D image of the kidney, then a tissue sample smaller than a postage stamp was used to seed the process. The organ printer then built the kidney ...

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In a harshly lit laboratory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, there sits a machine that is, in many ways, similar to a standard-issue desktop printer. It has ink reservoirs and nozzles, an internal ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: Dr. Anthony Atala receives an award for his innovations in 3D printing to create human organs at the Smithsonian Magazine's 2016 American Ingenuity Awards after at ...

Dr. Anthony Atala has one of the more sci-fi sounding jobs on the planet: He grows heart valves, muscles, and fingers for human transplant. Even more fascinating, Dr. Atala’s patients are often babies ...

The use of 3-D printers has opened up the possibility of on-demand implants, prosthetics, and medical devices. This week, scientists reported that they were able to 3-D-print the first stable ear, ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has called regenerative medicine the “next evolution in health care,” and scientists like Dr. Anthony Atala hope with its potential to heal, the ...

As a result of a breakthrough in bio-engineering, lab-grown penises could soon be ready for testing on humans. Professor Anthony Atala at North Carolina's Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A renowned researcher and ...