Huff Post has an interesting article about using 3-D printing to print a human ear made of live tissue. Included in this post is a TED video about printing any number of organs. Late in the presentation is a presentation of a 3-D printed kidney. This is all still experimental and have no trials have been run on the printed organs, but the progress in this form of bio-tech is truly remarkable.
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