Organ Farming

Science

Meat Band-Aids And Mass Production Of Living Tissue

2:00AM November 14, 2009 | Mark Wilson

I’m touching a wet slab of protein, what feels like a paper-thin slice of bologna. It’s supple, slimy, but unlike meat, if you were to slice it down the centre today, tomorrow the wound would heal. It’s factory-grown living tissue. More »


Science

Your Next Body Is Growing In A Lab Right Now

4:20AM November 13, 2009 | Mark Wilson

At TEDMED, I witnessed video clips showing science I never knew was so advanced. Dr Anthony Atala has been growing human tissue and organs in a lab for nearly two decades. He’s even printed kidneys from a cell-stuffed inkjet printer. More »