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A startup just 3D-printed kidney and liver tissue in space, a first

Auxilium Biotechnologies has bioprinted kidney and liver tissue aboard the International Space Station. It says that is the first time anyone has made either in space. The samples flew home last month on a SpaceX cargo capsule, and the company announced the results on Thursday.

It was not a one-off. In the same mission, Auxilium’s AMP-1 orbital printer also made cartilage tissue and 28 nerve-repair implants. That, the firm says, is the first time a single spaceflight has produced three tissue types, and a first for a multi-product manufacturing platform in orbit.

Why print in space at all

The answer is gravity, or the lack of it. On Earth, soft living tissue tends to slump before it sets, so printers lean on scaffolds and thickeners to hold a shape. In microgravity, the tissue can keep its form while the cells settle evenly. Wake Forest’s Dr Anthony Atala, whose institute...

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South Korean satellite spots SpaceX lunar impact

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This Weird Laser Headband Actually Helped My Hair Loss

I’ve had long, thick hair for most of my life. Right up until my early forties, in fact, when large handfuls of my hair started falling out in the shower. “Why is this happening?” I asked my doctor at the time, as my front part began widening at an

Best Solar Generators for Off-Grid Trips, RVs, and Home Backup

This is such a handy little gadget for outdoorsy folks. It has a 288 Wh battery (that can deliver up to 300 watts), and most helpfully, a handy pop-up lantern that makes it ideal for hiking and camping. It can fast-charge all your devices, too, including phones, laptops, headphones, and

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WhatsApp Gets a Handy @all Feature for Group Chats

The group chat is the last truly heavyweight institution of modern life. It’s one of the most reliable means of daily communication, used for just about anything from planning to catching up. WhatsApp is counting over 3 billion users, and it’s a fair bet most of them are

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