Children's cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients' hearts, a leading ...

At 3 weeks old, Samantha underwent the first of four surgeries for congenital single-ventricle heart disease. She had been diagnosed before birth with the rare birth defect that left only half of her ...

Andy Altman covered all things science and tech. He led production on CNET's award-winning limited documentary series Hacking the Apocalypse. He also created and co-hosted our video series What the ...

Miniature-sized heart chambers called ventricles have been 3D printed with live human heart muscle cells and shown to beat on their own for at least three months. Artificial heart tissue can be made ...

We’ve come a long way from the Vacanti mouse. Back in the mid-90s, Charles Vacanti and other researchers experimented with cartilage regeneration and, with the help of a biodegradable mold and bovine ...

CreateAccess cofounder Patrick Cozzi working with young people at Delco Boxing Academy. You wouldn’t think a boxing gym would teach people how to 3D model programming, but 3D creation enthusiasts Liz ...

To explore possible treatments for various diseases, either animal models or human cell cultures are usually used first; ...