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# health
A newly proposed technique for 3D printing human organs and fighting aging requires your embryonic clone. But just for a little bit.
# health
A new breakthrough from Israel shows that while we still have a long way to go before we can 3D print organs on command, we’re definitely headed in the right direction.
# health
Politicians and the public want short-term solutions to the opioid epidemic. But they aren't tackling its root cause: legitimate chronic pain.
# health
We can't print fully functioning human organs suitable for transplantation just yet, but new experiments are getting close.
# health
Doctors are already offering stem cells via injections and IV drips to treat complex soft tissue damage. But their treatments are far from being ready for prime time...
# science
Scientists are one step closer to creating on demand organs out of adult skin cells thanks to some very unusual clones of lab mice.
# politics
We need to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research if we want to help millions of people who suffer from complex degenerative diseases.