![Ink jet printer modified to contain cells, proteins and other biological molecules, instead of colored inks. The goal is to pinpoint specific biological units in precise X and Y coordinates on plastic sheets to grow tissue, in the same manner that ink jet printers distribute dots of color on paper. Photograph © 2003 by Thomas Boland, Ph.D., Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.](https://www.earthfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/PrinterTissue-1.jpg)
January 25, 2003 Clemson, South Carolina - According to bioengineer, Thomas Boland, at Clemson University in South Carolina, a future is coming in which ink jet printer technology will provide hospitals with full grown organs for transplant into diseased patients - starting from a flat sheet!
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