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Scientists discover how to 3D-print “bones” with living cells | The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

Anyone who has had the experience of undergoing knee replacement surgery will tell you how long and painful such an operation is. In the near future though, bone replacement surgery may not have to be such a distressing ordeal after scientists from UNSW Sydney figured out how to 3D-print bones, complete with the patient’s living cells, directly into the damaged bone cavity. This new technology would drastically reduce the time it takes to administer the surgery, as well as recovery time and patient suffering.  So, how do they do it? 

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