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1. Chalkahlom (chalkahlom@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2019 12:18:44 EDT Chalkahlom
   The Naked Scientists Podcast: A Spin Around the Electron https://media.acast.com/naked_scientists_podcast/a-spin-around-the-electron.mp3 --- 3D printing of collagen heart parts (not sure printer is suitable @perloid )
   1. Chalkahlom (chalkahlom@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2019 12:23:25 EDT Chalkahlom

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      @perloid although they do discuss the use of '1000 USD' type printer
   2. Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2019 12:34:26 EDT Dave Morriss

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      @chalkahlom I'd heard something about this on another podcast. I think heart parts have been produced experimentally by taking the collagen from the heart of another individual (pig?) and building cells onto that framework. Not sure what cells exactly, but I believe they did generate the physical structure which showed some heart behaviour (contraction?).

      All from memory so probably flawed...

      1. Dave Morriss (perloid@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2019 12:36:12 EDT Dave Morriss

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         @chalkahlom Collagen being a protein that doesn't trigger an immune response? Or not a strong one? Not sure.

      2. Chalkahlom (chalkahlom@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 10-Aug-2019 08:04:25 EDT Chalkahlom

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         It wasn't very in-depth, but nevertheless interesting...