Published February 07, 2016
Human organ transplants have become fairly common around the world in the past few decades. Researchers at various universities are coordinating their efforts to find solutions -- including teams at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University in Houston that are experimenting with a 3-D printer -- to make blood vessels and other structures for implant. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, they are also using these artificial body parts to seek ways of defeating cancerous tumors.
