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Building better bones with 3-D printing

01/19/2017 12:01 PM EST

In this episode, Jordan and Charlie discuss 3-D printable ink that produces a synthetic bone implant that rapidly induces bone regeneration and growth. A Northwestern University research team has developed a hyperelastic "bone" material, the shape of which can be easily customized, and could one ...

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Scientists satisfy our taste for blue mussels and Arctic surfclams -- Science Nation

01/19/2017 12:01 PM EST

These tiny creatures are Arctic surfclams. The''re getting packed up for a trip to the shore. With some help, they're about to take up residence in an intertidal mudflat on the Maine coast, or 'Downeast' as they say around here, referring to ships sailing centuries ago from Boston east to Maine ...

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