THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOLOGICAL PRINTING OF BONE...
IS THAT POSSIBLE? "Fractured," has been out for about a year now and since then I've spoken at a number of author events. Invariably someone asks, "Is the science you talk about in the book real?" People want to know if it's possible to "print up" a bone. It seems too fantastic, like something Dr. McCoy would do on an episode of Star Trek. I hope to convince you it's not. Recall that in the story the two main characters, orthopedic surgeon Mark Thurman and stem cell scientist