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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by soco on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:13PM (#29883516)
One word: 3D printing. Ok that was two words, but still exciting.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by jacquesm on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:24PM (#29885258)
This has absolutely nothing to do with 3D printing.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by spiralx on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @10:56AM (#29893036)
They're talking about bioprinting which is a rapidly developing field, with a lot of recent successes in "printing" liver tissue:

https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/tr-biofab-pulls-off-brea...

Being able to have a 3D printed liver is very plausible within the next decade.

https://www.3dsourced.com/guides/3d-printed-liver/

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by jacquesm on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @11:20AM (#29893453)
Liver is a fairly special case in that it is a sludge in a bag, a bit like kidneys and other filter organs. The subject here is a heart. There is absolutely no way that we're going to be 3d printing a heart in the foreseeable future.
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