Researchers at Wake Forest University are on a mission to expand modern medicine — a journey that’s taking them out of this world.On August 3rd the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch 3-D printed samples of liver cells to the International Space Station.The samples — were printed right here in the Triad — at Wake Forest University’s Institute of Regenerative Medicine.The samples are apart of a project at the institute — exploring the developmental effects of growing organ samples in different conditions to test their growth efficiency. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.The Institute says this is important because engineered organs aren’t always as viable when grown in conditions here on Earth.Researchers on the project say this is why they are testing whether the zero-gravity conditions of — space — are more efficient for the organ samples growth.Timothy Dobraski, a researcher on the project explained why they are so curious about the space environment.”If you think of embryonic development, you’re developed in fluid. So that’s a weightless environment – similar to the microgravity environment in space. And so hopefully we can leverage that to use better products,” he said.The samples will be tested at the ISS over the next 30…
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