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A breakthrough in bioprinting of living tissues could soon lead to 3D-printing of blood vessels and human organs, ushering in ...

When Beatrice Dionigi was in medical school 15 years ago, she was taught that colon cancer—long known as a "silent killer" for its ability to advance undetected—was a disease of old age, striking ...

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