Scientists hit motherlode with 3-D printed gelatin ovaries
Three-dimensional printing has been used to create mouse ovaries made of gelatin, able to ovulate and produce eggs that can be fertilised and carried to full term.
The achievement is described in the journal Nature Communications. It represents a big step towards what Teresa Woodruff of the Women’s Health Research Institute at Northwestern University, Illinois, described as the “holy grail” of regenerative medicine: creating prosthetic ovaries for women whose own have been damaged by cancer treatment.
