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Psyche 16 is a seriously expensive bit of real estate, and NASA plans to go to great lengths to see whatâs happening up there.
The system being tested should spot the disease long before symptoms or obvious brain signs develop.
And ArsTechnica seems to be totally missing the point as âdelayingâ Starship for SOUND AND PRACTICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS is not âdelayingâ progress and one needs to simply ask why SpaceX âengineersâ canât up their game enough to actually answer or address those legitimate questions? The answer is rather simple, they probably CAN but the person âin chargeâ has no with to, incentive to, or will to do so because he sees anyone that questions him as âunreasonable oppositionâ rather than legitimate concern. Starship could crash and burn on the orbital flight and it would not make a difference at all to the âworldâ in general. We can and have recovered from worse numerous times while advancing technology and transportation. The FACT that Musk, (and his many rapid fans) somehow âassumeâ that he and only he can âadvanceâ space access are very much proof that this is not about engineering, ability or purpose but strictly about ego.
To the FAA, Musk seemed to be saying, federal regulators must do their part to ensure the future arrives on schedule. Just as the 20th-century skyscrapers marked the beginning of a new era and eventually launched America into a prosperous future of finance, communication, marketing, and more, the 21st century now beckons.
The skyscraper age will soon give way to the space age.
Holding back Starship means holding back this progress, Musk wanted regulators to understand. For no longer does our vision stop in the cloudsâit extends far, far beyond them. During the last five decades, humans have begun to explore the Solar System. Now it is time to extend commerce there and settle humans on new worlds. Some people oppose this vision, of course, but Musk is counting on government ultimately being on the side of industry and progress.
âIf we intervene early, the treatments can kick in early and slow down the progression of the disease and at the same time avoid more damage,â Prof Zoe Kourtzi of Cambridge University said.
O,.o circa 2019.
Harvard scientists used living human cells to 3D-print functional heart tissue for an artificial heart, which could help ease donor organ shortages.
Circa 2018
Mechanical loading is an important cue for directing stem cell fate and engineered tissue formation in vitro. Stem cells cultured on 2-dimensional (D) substrates and in 3D scaffolds have been shown to differentiate toward bone, tendon, cartilage, ligament, and skeletal muscle lineages depending on their exposure to mechanical stimuli. To apply this mechanical stimulus in vitro, mechanical bioreactors are needed. However, current bioreactor systems are challenged by their high cost, limited ability for customization, and lack of force measurement capabilities. We demonstrate the use of 3-dimensional printing (3DP) technology to design and fabricate a low-cost custom bioreactor system that can be used to apply controlled mechanical stimuli to cells in culture and measure the mechanical properties of small soft tissues. The results of our in vitro studies and mechanical evaluations show that 3DP technology is feasible as a platform for developing a low-cost, customizable, and multifunctional mechanical bioreactor system.
âą 3DP technology was used to print a multifunctional bioreactor system/tensile load frame for a fraction of the cost of commercial systems.
âą The system mechanically stimulated cells in culture and evaluated the mechanical properties of soft tissues.
O,.o circa 2,017 woah o.o!!!
Researchers used âtissue as inkâ to squirt out ovaries that successfully grew mouse pups.
A Womb with a View
Posted in biotech/medical, robotics/AI
This could save a lot of premature human babies as there is still infant mortality even in the modern civilization.
Bio bags, robotic preemies, artificial wombs, and the coming revolution in postnatal care to save babies born too soon.
Scientists at the Catholic University of Korea and Asan Medical Center have 3D printed a novel device that could be used to stabilize Acute Liver Failure (ALF) patients as they wait for a life-saving organ donation.
Composed of a 3D printed container and semipermeable membrane, the teamâs implant allows for the rapid delivery of the drugs needed to save those in danger of succumbing to ALF. Once implanted, the device also acts as a âbioartificial support system,â functioning as the patientâs liver while reducing any dysfunction caused to their other internal organs, keeping them alive until a transplant becomes available.
Many researchers are working to develop lab-grown meat, partly to reduce the environmental impact of meat production, and partly because of ethical concerns about the treatment of livestock. While some substitutes use plant-based materials to mimic meat, others aim to grow animal cells in culture to create true artificial meat.
So far, this kind of artificial meat doesnât match the structure of the real thing. It is missing the complex layers of muscle, fat and sinew. The result is mince that can be used to make burgers, like the one famously cooked at a press conference in 2013. Now, researchers are attempting to make something that mimics a steak or chop.
A team led by Shoji Takeuchi at the University of Tokyo in Japan has found a new way to grow cow muscle cells in culture. The cells arrange themselves into long strands, resembling real muscle fibres. âWe have developed steak meat with highly aligned muscle fibres that are arranged in one direction,â says Takeuchi.