The ability to 3D print a gun is possible and will most definitely have controversy, and until some extreme cases of controversy arise I will not address anything about them. Therefore this post will adress the ability to print organs! In my opinion the science and the ability to save lives is much more significant and interesting.
3D printing has been used to print organs from a patient’s own cells. This means that patients may no longer have to wait a long time for donors in the future. In the past, hospitals implanted structures into patients made by hands that were costly and time constraining. 3D printing has drastically improved this process which is quick yet less simple. An extreme amount of complexity goes into 3D printing a specific organ a more in depth and thorough description can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/3d-printed-organs_n_3983971.html#slide=786551
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