Thursday, April 18, 2019

After Israeli breakthrough: The ethics of a 3D-printed heart



This photo taken on April 15, 2019 at the University of Tel Aviv shows a 3D print of a heart with human tissue. (Jack Guez/AFP)

At a Tel Aviv fruit and vegetable store on Monday night, shoppers suddenly stopped what they were doing to stare at a television screen overhead. The television news anchor was announcing a medical breakthrough: a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University had 3D-printed a heart using a patient’s own cells and biological material.

“The future is here,” one shopper remarked to another...https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-israeli-success-ethical-concerns-bleed-into-hopes-for-3d-printed-organs/?utm_source=Startup+Daily&utm_campaign=startup-daily-2019-04-18&utm_medium=email

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