06/10/2014
Dr Ranj Singh investigates how scientists are using 3D printing to create body parts to help disfigured children. And how gin is making a comeback in the capital.
Dr Ranj Singh investigates how scientists are using 3D printing to create body parts to help disfigured children. Mark Jordan investigates how terminally ill Welsh cancer patients are flooding into London for treatment denied to them back home. And Wendy Hurrell discovers why gin is making a comeback in the capital.
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Cancer treatment lottery
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3D printing
Duration: 08:49
3D printed ears for disfigured children
Five years ago, few people had heard of 3D printing, but now computer generated images are being used to create body parts. Â
Scientists at University College London are using 3D printing to create ears to be implanted onto children with severe disfigurements in the first clinical trial of its kind. Â
The scientific team has been testing the process by implanting a 3D ear on a rat. The operation filmed by ±«Óãtv Inside Out is a major medical breakthrough and could radically change organ transplants. Â
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Wright |
| Reporter | Ranj Singh |
| Reporter | Mark Jordan |
| Reporter | Wendy Hurrell |
| Series Producer | Andy Richards |
Broadcast
- Mon 6 Oct 2014 19:30±«Óãtv One London