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APR 10, 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Scientists Say 3D Printing Can Create Stem Cells

WRITTEN BY: Jennifer Ellis

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Developed by scientists from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland(1,8,1) the 3D printing technology is capable of making embryonic stem cells that can differentiate into any other kind of cell in the human body. The 3D printers make dots containing up to five stem cells from cultures that are floating in a bio ink.

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