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3D-printing Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Drug Testing, Future Replacement of Human Organs

A new 3D printing process using human stem cells could pave the way to custom replacement organs for patients, eliminating the need for organ donation and immune suppression, and solving the problem of transplant rejection.

The process, developed at Edinburgh-based Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with Roslin Cellab, could also speed up and improve the process of reliable, animal-free drug testing by growing three-dimensional human tissues and structures for pharmaceuticals to be tested on.

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International Congress of Toxicology
June 30-July 4, 2013
Seoul, Korea

Symposium on Social Housing of Laboratory Animals
August 22-23, 2013
Bethesda, MD

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September 13-18th, 2013
Linz, Austria

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