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First use of retrograde gene therapy on a human heart
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Procedure delivers stem cells to the heart to repair damaged muscle and arteries.
Google Glass Makes Its Way Into Operating Rooms
Posted in Software on 2nd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Hands-free devices like Google Glass can be really transformative when the hands they free are those of a surgeon.
Bioengineer: the heart is one of the easiest organs to bioprint, we'll do it in a decade
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
A team of cardiovascular scientists has announced it will be able to 3D print a whole heart from the recipients' own cells within a decade.
3D printing to rebuild patient's face at Morriston Hospital
Posted in Hardware on 14th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
Surgeons in Swansea are using groundbreaking 3D printing technology to rebuild a patient's face which was crushed in a motorbike accident.
A Bio Patch that Can Regrow Bone
Posted in Medicine on 11th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
A bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano sized particle that delivers bone producing instructions directly into cells.