Organ donation for patients who need transplants saves lives but there are simply not enough donors. That worldwide shortage of organ donors is leading scientists to look toward other options.

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Artificially grown organs or 3D bioprinting of human skin, tissue, or internal organs may solve the problem. But the technology has long faced a roadblock. That is until now.

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The new innovation may one day help patients in need like Marc Escalante. For Escalante, his family means everything to him. “I’ve got a lot of live for. I’ve got a wife, two children. My grandson, who will be graduating this year,” explained Escalante, who is in the security business. Escalante inherited his mother’s beautiful smile. Unfortunately, he also inherited her chronic kidney disease. Marc is suffering from end-stage renal failure and needs dialysis. Both his kidneys are failing […]

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