Honey, I printed a thyroid gland: Russia’s quest to master 3D-printed organs

In March, 2015 Vladimir Mironov, the head of the Moscow based 3D Bioprinting Solutions lab, has successfully printed a mouse’s thyroid gland. Now scientists are getting ready to transplant artificial organs to living mice. If successful, the experiment could pave the way for the production of 3D-printed human glands.

Russia Beyond the Headlines, an international source of political, business and cultural news and analysis, offers a fascinating multimedia gallery with an interview with Russian researcher Vladimir Mironov.