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By Peter Piazza, About.com Guide to Printers / Scanners

Bio-Ink and Bio-Paper

Thursday December 15, 2005
If you think that being able to print your own photos isn't wonderful enough, there is a team of U.S. scientists who is apparently studying the potential of printers to produce life-saving organs. According to Physorg.com, there is the possibility that they can use special printers and a special "bio-paper" to produce skin grafts, heart patches, and other life-saving materials.

Printers to produce life-saving organs

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