Thursday, March 27, 2014

Editor's Pick: Bioprinting, Part 2 - The Ethical Conundrum


Bioprinting, Part 2 - The Ethical Conundrum

Richard Adhikari
03/27/14 6:30 AM PT
"I worry about how well patients understand the risks associated with these new technologies," said the Baker Institute's Kirstin Matthews. Most patients in clinical trials believe that the intervention has a chance to help them, even though that typically is not the case. For 3D- printed technologies, "there will most likely be a lot of failure" before scientists get it right. [More...]

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