Organs to Order: 3D 'Bioprinter' Makes Replacement Bones, Ears

The tissue and organ structures produced by the printer could one day be used to replace injured or diseased tissues in human patients, the researchers said. "This novel tissue and organ printer is an important advance in our quest to make replacement tissue for patients," senior study author Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, said in a statement.