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Published online 11 October 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news991014-5
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Printing a heart
Technology developed for the manufacture of aeroplane parts is being hijacked to produce the next generation of biomedical materials. Sara Abdulla reports.
Every year 20,000 Americans die for want of an organ transplant. But synthetic alternatives to donated organs still leave a lot to be desired.
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