Space Station Bioprinting Experiment Advances Lab-Grown Tissues

A company in San Diego made something special in space. They used a special printer on the International Space Station. The printer made small parts with human liver, kidney, and cartilage cells.

On Earth, gravity pulls things down. This makes cells move to the bottom. In space, there is no gravity. The cells stay in the right places. This helps make better body parts.

The company sent the printer to space in 2024. They wanted to make better medicine for damaged nerves. Now they are trying to make small pieces of organs. These pieces might help fix sick organs in the future.