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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Micro-printing breakthrough could lead to lab-grown steaks with same texture as real ones

Micro-printing breakthrough could lead to lab-grown steaks with same texture as real ones - but will vegetarians tuck in? | Mail Online: "Artificial, lab-grown steaks that taste and feel just like the real thing could be round the corner thanks to a 3D printing breakthrough. The technique could also be used to create working artificial organs for transplant. Bioengineers can already make 2D structures out of tissue - but attempts to make organs or larger piece of meat usually lead to sludge. University of Pennsylvania researchers have found that 3D printing 'templates' of sugar and growing meat over them can create living artificial 'organs' with blood vessels."

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