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Surgeon's Helper: 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Health Care (Op-Ed)
By Scott Dunham published
Beyond the genome, 3D printing is bringing a new dimension to personalized health care.
Bye, Bye Baubles: New 3D Printers Could Build Implants, Electronics
By Elizabeth Peterson published
3D printers are best known for churning out brightly colored plastic doodads, but two companies are exploring the scientific uses of these machines.
'Pop-Up' 3D Structures Can Mimic Brain Circuits
By Charles Q. Choi published
By mimicking children's pop-up books, scientists can now make complex microscopic 3D shapes that model brain circuitry and blood vessels, researchers say.
3D Printing Molecules Can Reveal New Insights
By Tia Ghose published
Using a 3D printer to visualize tiny molecules can help scientists develop new drugs and completely synthetic molecules.
'4D Printing' Makes Shape-Shifting Structures
By Charles Q. Choi published
Using a new technique called 4D printing, researchers can print out 3D structures that are capable of changing their shapes over time.
3D Printing Can Improve Face Transplants
By Tia Ghose published
Face transplants are extremely complex procedures, but anatomically accurate 3D replicas can help guide and shorten the surgery.
3D-Printed Hearts Help Surgeons Save Babies' Lives
By Tia Ghose published
New 3D printed heart replicas are helping to improve surgery in babies with congenital heart defects, researchers say.
Photos: 3D Printed Hearts
By Tia Ghose published
New 3D printed heart replicas have helped improve surgery in patients with congenital heart defects
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