Name: Growing new organs
Uploaded: 2010-01-21T08:53:00Z
Duration: 17 min 35 s
Description: Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with some of its sci-fi gizmos, including an oven-like bioreactor (preheat to 98.6 F) and a machine that "prints" human tissue.

Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with some of its sci-fi gizmos, including an oven-like bioreactor (preheat to 98.6 F) and a machine that "prints" human tissue.

Anthony Atala: Growing new organs

Growing new organs

Every 30 seconds, a patient dies from diseases treatable by tissue regeneration, spotlighting the urgent need for medical innovation.

Bioprinting organs represents a frontier in regenerative medicine, offering hope with organs like a printed heart pulsating in hours.

Decellularized organs, stripped then reseeded with a patient's cells, unveil a path to transplant without rejection or a donor shortage.