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3D printers come closer to treating infertility

Researchers have successfully used 3D printing to create ovaries for mice that resulted in pregnancies, raising hopes that the same approach will someday work for humans.

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3D printers come closer to treating infertility

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
May 22, 2017

<h1>3D printers come closer to treating infertility</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />May 22, 2017</p>
<p>Researchers have <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/20/528646323/scientists-one-step-closer-to-3-d-printed-ovaries-to-treat-infertility">successfully used 3D printing</a> to create ovaries for mice that resulted in pregnancies, raising hopes that the same approach will someday work for humans.&nbsp;(NPR)</p>
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3D printers come closer to treating infertility

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
May 22, 2017

Researchers have successfully used 3D printing to create ovaries for mice that resulted in pregnancies, raising hopes that the same approach will someday work for humans. (NPR)

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