Scientists use 3-D printing to help grow an ear
From: Yahoo! News - 02/20/2013
By: Lauran Neergaard

Printing body parts? It's possible: Scientists craft an ear using 3-D printer
and living cells 

Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it's possible
by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injections of living
cells.  

The work reported Wednesday is a first step toward one day growing customized
new ears for children born with malformed ones, or people who lose one to
accident or disease.  

It's part of the hot field of tissue regeneration, trying to regrow all kinds
of body parts. Scientists hope using 3-D printing technology might offer a
speedier method with more lifelike results.  

Read the entire article at:
http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-3-d-printing-help-220608397.html

Links:
Lawrence Bonassar
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/faculty/profile.cfm?netid=lb244

Bonassar Group
http://research.engineering.cornell.edu/bonassar/

3D printed artificial ears developed at Cornell University (with videos 2:00 & 0:21)
http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=865064

The Takeaway with John Hockenberry (audio 10:46)
http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway022513-tech.mp3