Cells are three-dimensional so it makes sense to study them in a three-dimensional context, right? That’s what researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands thought, which is why they made these little cages for studying live cells, instead of using a flat petri dish. More »
Most of the attention surrounding 3D printers in medicine has focused on patching up our outsides, whether it’s making skin to heal wounds or restoring the use of limbs. The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has just detailed a technique that could go considerably deeper. By mixing natural gel put through an inkjet printer with thin and porous polymer threads coming from an electrospinner, researchers have generated constructs that could be ideal for cartilage implants: they encourage cell growth in and around an implant while remaining durable enough to survive real-world abuse. Early tests have been confined to the lab, but the institute pictures a day when doctors can scan a body part to produce an implant that’s a good match. If the method is ultimately refined for hospital use, patients could recover from joint injuries faster or more completely — and 3D printers could become that much more integral to health care.
Via: Gizmag
Source: Institute of Physics
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A leading Islamic cleric in the Gaza Strip has ruled it a sin to violate the recent cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas militant group that governs the Palestinian territory – according a religious legitimacy to the truce and giving the Gaza government strong backing to enforce it.
The fatwa, or religious edict, was issued late Saturday by Suleiman al-Daya, a cleric respected by both ultra-conservative Salafis and Hamas. Salafi groups oppose political accommodations with Israel.
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Don’t ever say Charlie Sheen’s not the charitable type — because he recently cut Lindsay Lohan a $100,000 check to cover the actress’ six-figure tax bill … all out of the goodness of his heart … sources tell TMZ.
Sources close to Lindsay tell us she and Charlie became close pals while on the set of “Scary Movie 5” back in September — spending a lot of time together both on and off the set.
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The bosses of one New Jersey emergency room technician probably would have understood if she missed her shift the day after Hurricane Sandy struck. But she was so determined to make it in that she swam part of the way to work.
“Can’t’ isn’t in my vocabulary, so I knew I was going to make it,” Marsha Hedgepeth told NBC News.
Hedgepeth had a 3 p.m. shift at Community Medical Center on October 30, the day after Hurricane Sandy left her neighborhood in Toms River, N.J. dark and flooded, NBC New York reported. When she peered outside, 10 ft. waves had surged in, and the streetlights were out.
BARCELONA, Spain — Voters in Catalonia on Sunday are choosing lawmakers for this wealthy Spanish region’s parliament amid a threat from the Catalan leader to hold an independence referendum that would test the country’s unity.
The regional government, led by Artur Mas, called early elections as part of a power struggle with the central government run by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy centered on the size of Catalonia’s contribution to national coffers.
Seven-month-old puppy Geo is being hailed as a hero after he pushed a 10-year-old boy out of the way of an oncoming truck and took the impact himself.
Carly Riley, from Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, was out for a walk with Geo, a German Shepherd-Collie mix, and her three sons, Charlie, Josh and Ben on Thursday when disaster struck, reported HaloPets.com
As the family waited at the corner to cross the street, an out of control driver came speeding over the curb and headed straight for 10-year-old Charlie.
BEIJING — China has successfully landed a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier, which entered service two months ago, the country’s official news agency confirmed Sunday.
The Liaoning aircraft carrier underscores China’s ambitions to be a leading Asian naval power, but it is not expected to carry a full complement of planes or be ready for combat for some time.
Joshua Jackson goes shirtless while spending time at the pool with his bikini-clad girlfriend Diane Kruger on Saturday (November 24) in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The 34-year-old actor wore blue and green trunks while the 36-year-old actress opted for a grey bikini.
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