3-D Printing Case Study

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3-D printing A. Summary 3-D printer could create human organs is a part of a newscast from the American news show RT. The newscast is from 19th of February 2013. In the video the host tells about the new 3-D printing technology and how it can change the world. The idea is that a 3-D printer made by researchers from the University of Edinburgh can create a new knee, body tissue, heart or any other body parts. The RT correspondent Marina Portnaya tells that experts are using 3-D technology to print experimental heart valves, knee cartilages etc. They do this by using ink made by living cells to build up tissue structure. This is called bioprinting. The host thinks that 3-D printing technology is a pathway to cloning humans. She uses Dolly the sheep, which was the first mammal to be cloned as an example. She also arguments with a project called Stranger Visions. The project uses DNA and genetic codes to create portraits based on what the person would look like. On the contrary to the cloning perspective Marina Portnaya does not think that 3-D printing is a pathway to cloning human beings. She thinks that it is a pathway to building a human or replicating a human. Portnaya thinks…show more content…
Discussion The 3-D printing technology has developed much over the years. At first people could only print simple things like a little figurine from plastic. People can now print almost everything and they have selection of different materials to use. The RT correspondent Marina Portnaya said in the video 3-D printer could create human organs, one of these materials is ink made by living tissues. This could give 3-D technology more options. There could be printed human organs to people who for example need a heart. This would be a big step in medicine and the medical world. Some people think that 3-D printing technology has a negative effect on the future with many consequences. Other people think that that 3-D printing technology has a positive effect on the future with many
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