NASA Researches Bioprinting in Space

[Clare S]

NASA researchers will be busy bioprinting in space with help from researchers on the ground. Because microgravity makes it much more challenging to grow cells, the scientists are adding gold atoms to the cultures and then using magnets to manipulate them. The gold does not harm the cultures, and such work will allow the researchers to compare work being done both in space and on Earth—and may even help with cancer research. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/179720/nasa-bioprinting-in-space/

[Cannon Gray]

With the help of a bioprinter, they have already created a viable thyroid gland and successfully transplanted it into mice, in the future - the creation of other endocrine organs.