Science marches on at a blistering pace. The star-trek "replicator" that seemed preposterously far-fetched is now here.
For example: Accidentally cut your ear off? Just 3D print a new one
This week, researchers at Hangzhou Dianzi University in China unveiled their Regenovo 3D printer. Unlike more familiar 3D printers, which work with plastic or metal dust, Regenovo prints living tissue - such as these little ears.
The Hangzhou team aren't the only ones 3D-printing spare parts for people. Earlier this year, a team at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, also demonstrated an ear printer, and Organovo in San Diego, California, are on the way to building fresh human livers
Hey Doc, I want a bigger ____. I need a smaller butt. I want eyes with 20-20 vision. I want to look like ___ ___.