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« on: August 15, 2013, 02:42:38 AM »
THE SCIENTISTS BEHIND THE WORLD'S FIRST WORKING, 3-D-PRINTED KIDNEY
Researchers at China's Huazhong University of Science and Technology have created the world's first working 3-D-printed kidneys.
VIDEO: http://www.fastcompany.com/3015653/most-creative-people/todays-most-creative-people-the-scientists-behind-the-worlds-first-work
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2013, 01:04:18 AM »
This is beyond my comprehension!
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2013, 01:21:00 AM »
Sorry, but I just don't trust the veracity of the Chinese government --whether it be a university or not.

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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2013, 06:20:05 PM »
Quote from: Zach on August 16, 2013, 01:21:00 AM
Sorry, but I just don't trust the veracity of the Chinese government --whether it be a university or not.

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This work is going on all over the world.

If they were going to lie, I'd expect something a lot more spectacular than "We made a teeny-weeny little one that seems to work in a test tube and many, many years from now we might have something usable."
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2013, 01:26:29 AM »
Pretty amazing!!!
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2013, 07:06:44 PM »
Wow!
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