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Miniature Human Heart 3D Printed Using Stem Cells

By: Jason Goodyer
Originally Published in  Science Focus

This breakthrough could revolutionize the study of heart disease and lead to new treatments.

The article "Miniature Human Heart 3D Printed Using Stem Cells" from BBC Science Focus covers researchers at the University of Minnesota who successfully 3D printed a functioning human heart pump using stem cells, which could have significant implications for heart disease research and treatment.
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3-56-89-12
Subject:
Science
Topic:
Life Science
Keywords
3D printingstem cellsheart diseasecardiomyocytesbiomedical engineeringheart research
Heart scans with a 3D heart model in the background
© Kupfer, Lin, et al.,University of Minnesota

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