In a short amount of time, 3D printing has become more advanced. The advancement of new materials are now allowing for tissue engineering and “bioink” printing. This more personalized approach of material allows for the fusion of a patient’s own DNA to the framework of printed material, allowing for little to no bodily rejection. The ability to do tissue printing allowed scientists to move on to organ printing thanks to the personalization capabilities of 3D printing.
Part of this framework deals with stem cells. Stem cells have been a hot debate ever since the Catholic church found out that they were harvested from aborted fetal remains. There has been controversy ever since.
What do you think? Is using stem cells for 3D printing something we should be talking about?