2019.10.11 11:48 GMT+8

3D bioprinter creates beef, rabbit and fish tissue in Russia

Updated 2019.10.11 11:48 GMT+8
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A 3D bioprinter, developed in Russia, has created beef, rabbit and fish tissue using magnetic fields in microgravity, October 9, 2019. /VCG Photo

The experiment is an international collaboration involving U.S., Russian and Israeli companies. /VCG Photo

The experiment was carried in September by cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka (on screen) at the International Space Station. /VCG Photo

The 3D printing community is pretty strong in Russia, particularly regarding materials for 3D printing, mainly for metal and SLA printing, with quite a few startups in the field of medical 3D printing, mainly dental, like 3DSmile. /VCG Photo

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