Life From a Laboratory: Print 3D Organs; Break the Borders of Science · Global Voices

In a laboratory at Tec de Monterrey, Mexican scientists create human tissues such as skin, muscle, and tumors, with a view to combating disease and curbing dependence on animal experimentation Gustavo Pacheco In a microscope, a small tumor grows within a bioreactor the size of a coin. A few meters away, a 3D printer shapes a piece of meat that mimics the texture of the animal muscle. There, two Mexican scientists try to answer one of the most am…