World's Earliest Prosthetic Body Parts may be Mummies' Toes
In some welcome news, scientists say they have found the world's earliest prosthetic body parts.
In some welcome news, scientists say they have found the world's earliest prosthetic body parts.
Progress in rapid prototyping has helped researchers with the possibility of printing virtually any organ quickly. The process employs an inkjet printer to apply various flexible, elastic, and biocompatible polymers in layers which will ultimately create a 3D shape.
To develop the system of capillaries required to make the artificial organ function, scientists employ a process named as multiphoton polymerization.
A Book Reveals Words Used Through History to Define 'Tough-to-Describe' Body Parts
A British author has published a book about words used through history to describe tough-to-describe body parts and their functions.
A British author has published a book about words used through history to describe tough-to-describe body parts and their functions.
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Medical Students Unable to Name Body Parts
A whole-body dissection course at the university revealed that just nine of the 26 students were able to correctly name the anatomy parts of the human body.
A whole-body dissection course at the university revealed that just nine of the 26 students were able to correctly name the anatomy parts of the human body.
Body Parts, the New Design Stars
Squeeze lemons on a pair of breasts or chuck the trash into a lifelike life-sized posterior. After contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst, whose recreated skulls fetch...
Squeeze lemons on a pair of breasts or chuck the trash into a lifelike life-sized posterior. After contemporary artists such as Damien Hirst, whose recreated skulls fetch...
