Breakthrough in Bio-Printing of New Body Organs

Vocabulary Definition

1.advanced a. A substance that provides nourishment essential for

growth and the maintenance of life.
2.reproduce b. A part of an animal or human that is self-contained
and has a specific vital function, such as the heart
or liver.
3.organ c. A tube or canal holding or transporting blood or
other fluids.
4.tissue d. Made or caused to make progress.
5.vessel e. Move along or out steadily and continuously in a
current or stream.
6.flow f. Creates something very similar to something else.
7.nutrient g. Any of the types of material of which animals or
plants are made.

Vocabulary Definition

8. struggled h. Act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially

toward others.
9. generation i. Work or operate in a proper or particular way.
10.breakthrough j. A surgical operation in which an organ or tissue is
taken out and replaced.
11.behave k. All of the people born and living at about the same
time, regarded collectively.
12.function l. Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
13.therapy m. A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or
development.
14.transplant n. Striving to achieve or attain something in the face of
difficulty or resistance.
Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Scientists say they have (1) ___________________ possibility of being able to

reproduce the body's (2) ___________________ use of 3D printing. Replacement
organs could be created using a new technique for bio-printing organic tissue. This
allows scientists to create networks (3) ___________________ and vessels, like those
used in our body for the flow of blood and air. These are (4) ___________________.
Bio-engineering professor Jordan Miller explained why the breakthrough was so
important. He said: "One of the (5) ___________________ generating functional tissue
replacements has been our inability to print the complex [vascular networks] that can (6)
___________________ densely populated tissues."

Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the difficulties
scientists (7) ___________________ a vascular network. She said: "Tissue engineering
has (8) ___________________ for a generation." She believes the new breakthrough
will (9) ___________________ to change in the future. She asked: "If we can print
tissues that look and now even breathe more like the (10) ___________________ our
bodies, will they also then functionally behave more like those tissues?" Professor
Stevens said "This is (11) ___________________, because how well a bio-printed
tissue functions will affect how successful it will be as a therapy." Scientists hope this
method will help (12) ___________________ waiting for an organ transplant.
Scientists say they have greatly advanced the possibility of being able to reproduce the
body's organs via the use of 3D printing. Replacement organs could be created using a
new technique for bio-printing organic tissue. This allows scientists to create networks
of thin tubes and vessels, like those used in our body for the flow of blood and air.
These are called vascular networks. Bio-engineering professor Jordan Miller explained
why the breakthrough was so important. He said: "One of the biggest roadblocks to
generating functional tissue replacements has been our inability to print the complex
[vascular networks] that can supply nutrients to densely populated tissues."

Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the difficulties
scientists had in recreating a vascular network. She said: "Tissue engineering has
struggled with this for a generation." She believes the new breakthrough will allow
medical practices to change in the future. She asked: "If we can print tissues that look
and now even breathe more like the healthy tissues in our bodies, will they also then
functionally behave more like those tissues?" Professor Stevens said "This is an
important question, because how well a bio-printed tissue functions will affect how
successful it will be as a therapy." Scientists hope this method will help millions of
people waiting for an organ transplant.

TRUE / FALSE: true (T) or false (F).

1. Scientists have perfected the use of 3D printing to recreate organs. T / F

2. Scientists won't be able to make vessels for transporting blood. T / F
3. A professor called Jordan Miller said the breakthrough wasn't important. T / F
4. The inability to supply nutrients to tissues was a big roadblock. T / F
5. A professor said scientists had struggled for many generations. T / F
6. A professor believes the breakthrough will change medicine. T / F
7. A professor said the breakthrough could be a new form of therapy. T / F
8. Scientists hope the 3D printing will help organ transplant patients. T / F
Scientists say they have greatly advanced the possibility of being able to reproduce the
body's organs via the use of 3D printing. Replacement organs could be created using a
new technique for bio-printing organic tissue. This allows scientists to create networks
of thin tubes and vessels, like those used in our body for the flow of blood and air.
These are called vascular networks. Bio-engineering professor Jordan Miller explained
why the breakthrough was so important. He said: "One of the biggest roadblocks to
generating functional tissue replacements has been our inability to print the complex
[vascular networks] that can supply nutrients to densely populated tissues."

Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the difficulties
scientists had in recreating a vascular network. She said: "Tissue engineering has
struggled with this for a generation." She believes the new breakthrough will allow
medical practices to change in the future. She asked: "If we can print tissues that look
and now even breathe more like the healthy tissues in our bodies, will they also then
functionally behave more like those tissues?" Professor Stevens said "This is an
important question, because how well a bio-printed tissue functions will affect how
successful it will be as a therapy." Scientists hope this method will help millions of
people waiting for an organ transplant.

1. Who said bio-printing could be used to reproduce organs?

2. What would bio-printing create networks of?
3. What are the networks called that scientists can now bio-print?
4. Who is Jordan Miller?
5. What did a professor say could be supplied to densely populated tissues?
6. Where does professor Kelly Stevens work?
7. For how long did Kelly Stevens say tissue engineering had struggled?
8. What did Ms Stevens say the new breakthrough would change?
9. What will affect the success of the new therapy?
10. Who do scientists hope this breakthrough will help?
SYNONYM MATCH:

1. greatly a. movement
2. reproduce b. wrestled
3. via c. procedure
4. flow d. through
5. densely e. development
6. difficulties f. considerably
7. struggled g. issue
8. breakthrough h. complications
9. question i. duplicate
10. method j. tightly

PHRASE MATCH:

1. Scientists say they have greatly 1. scientists had

2. reproduce the body's organs via the 2. was so important
3. the flow 3. nutrients
4. Miller explained why the breakthrough 4. healthy tissues
5. supply 5. for an organ transplant
6. wrote about the difficulties 6. be as a therapy
7. the new breakthrough will allow medical 7. advanced the possibility
8. breathe more like the 8. practices to change
9. affect how successful it will 9. use of 3D printing
10. millions of people waiting 10. of blood and air
GAP FILL - Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

greatly breakthrough complex flow

tissues via organic generating

Scientists say they have (1) ____________ advanced the possibility of being able to
reproduce the body's organs (2) ____________ the use of 3D printing. Replacement
organs could be created using a new technique for bio-printing (3) ____________
tissue. This allows scientists to create networks of thin tubes and vessels, like those
used in our body for the (4) ____________ of blood and air. These are called vascular
networks. Bio-engineering professor Jordan Miller explained why the (5) ____________
was so important. He said: "One of the biggest roadblocks to (6) ____________
functional tissue replacements has been our inability to print the (7) ____________
[vascular networks] that can supply nutrients to densely populated (8) ____________."

question practices difficulties transplant

breathe successful generation behave

Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the (9)
____________ scientists had in recreating a vascular network. She said: "Tissue
engineering has struggled with this for a (10) ____________." She believes the new
breakthrough will allow medical (11) ____________ to change in the future. She asked:
"If we can print tissues that look and now even (12) ____________ more like the
healthy tissues in our bodies, will they also then functionally (13) ____________ more
like those tissues?" Professor Stevens said "This is an important (14) ____________,
because how well a bio-printed tissue functions will affect how (15) ____________ it will
be as a therapy." Scientists hope this method will help millions of people waiting for an
organ (16) ____________.
If it were possible to bio-print a new brain, I would get one.

Agree / Disagree

Reason 1: _________________________________

Reason 2: _________________________________

Reason 3: _________________________________
Listening:

1) being able to reproduce the body's 6) wrote about the difficulties

organs ______ of 3D scientists had in recreating a ______
a. vile the use a. vascular netted work
b. viva the use b. vascular net works
c. vie the use c. vascular network
d. via the use d. vascular networks
2) organs could be created using a 7) She believes the new breakthrough
new technique for bio-printing ______ will allow ______
a. organ nick tissue a. medical practices
b. organically fissure b. medically practice
c. organic tissue c. medical practicals
d. organic fissure d. medi-call practice its
3) This allows scientists to create 8) If we can print tissues that look and
networks of thin ______ now even ______
a. tube and vessels a. breathes more
b. tubes and vessels b. breath more
c. tube and vessel c. breathe more
d. tubes and vessel d. breathing more
4) One of the biggest roadblocks to 9) how well a bio-printed tissue
generating ______ replacements functions will affect how successful it
a. function all tissue will be ______
b. functional tissue a. as a therapeutic
c. function ill tissue b. as a therapist
d. functioning tissue c. as a therapy
5) the complex vascular networks that d. as a therapeutically
can supply nutrients to ______ tissues 10) Scientists hope this method will
a. densely populated help millions of people waiting ______
b. densely populate it transplant
c. dense populates it a. for an organ
d. densely population b. afore an organ
c. before an organ
d. four an organ
Multiple choice:

1) Who said bio-printing could be used 6) Where does professor Kelly Stevens
to reproduce organs? work?
a) engineers a) Tokyo University
b) doctors b) the University of Washington
c) scientists c) Cambridge University
d) printers d) Cairo University
2) What would bio-printing create 7) For how long did Kelly Stevens say
networks of? tissue engineering had struggled?
a) tubes and vessels a) too long
b) users b) decades
c) veins and canals c) years and years
d) tubs and vassals d) a generation
3) What are the networks called that 8) What did Ms Stevens say the new
scientists can now bio-print? breakthrough would change?
a) cyber networks a) doctors
b) muscular networks b) medical practices
c) neural networks c) humanity
d) vascular networks d) longevity
4) Who is Jordan Miller? 9) What will affect the success of the
a) a printing engineer new therapy?
b) a bio-engineering professor a) how well the tissue is printed
c) an expert on robotics b) the health of patients
d) a patient c) the quality of the printer
5) What did a professor say could be d) genes
supplied to densely populated 10) Who do scientists hope this
tissues? breakthrough will help?
a) data a) athletes
b) oxygen b) older people
c) nutrients c) all of us
d) blood d) people waiting for an organ transplant
Language:

Scientists say they have greatly (1) ______ the possibility of being able to reproduce the
body's organs (2) ______ the use of 3D printing. Replacement organs could be created
(3) ______ a new technique for bio-printing organic tissue. This allows scientists to
create networks of thin tubes and vessels, like those used in our body for the (4)
______ of blood and air. These are called vascular networks. Bio-engineering professor
Jordan Miller explained why the breakthrough was so important. He said: "One of the
biggest roadblocks (5) ______ generating functional tissue replacements has been our
inability to print the complex [vascular networks] that can supply nutrients to (6) ______
populated tissues."

Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the difficulties
scientists had (7) ______ recreating a vascular network. She said: "Tissue engineering
has (8) ______ with this for a generation." She believes the new breakthrough will allow
medical practices to change in the future. She asked: "If we can print tissues that look
and now even (9) ______ more like the healthy tissues in our bodies, will they also then
(10) ______ behave more like those tissues?" Professor Stevens said "This is an
important question, because how well a bio-printed tissue functions will (11) ______
how successful it will be as a therapy." Scientists hope this method will help millions of
people waiting for an organ (12) ______.

Which of these words go in the above text?

1. (a) advancing (b) advance (c) advances (d) advanced

2. (a) vie (b) viva (c) vile (d) via
3. (a) usage (b) useful (c) using (d) uses
4. (a) flue (b) flu (c) flow (d) flaw
5. (a) by (b) as (c) to (d) on
6. (a) densely (b) denser (c) density (d) dens
7. (a) on (b) in (c) so (d) by
8. (a) struggled (b) straggled (c) stricken (d) stroked
9. (a) breathy (b) breathe (c) breath (d) breathless
10. (a) function (b) functional (c) functionally (d) functions
11. (a) reflect (b) effect (c) affect (d) offal
12. (a) replant (b) complement (c) implant (d) transplant
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Put the text back together

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the body's
(...) tissues in our bodies, will they also then functionally behave more like those
tissues?" Professor Stevens said "This is an
(...) technique for bio-printing organic tissue. This allows scientists to create networks of
thin tubes
(...) future. She asked: "If we can print tissues that look and now even breathe more like
the healthy
(...) professor Jordan Miller explained why the breakthrough was so important. He said:
"One
(...) generation." She believes the new breakthrough will allow medical practices to
change in the
(...) of the biggest roadblocks to generating functional tissue replacements has been
our inability to
(...) recreating a vascular network. She said: "Tissue engineering has struggled with
this for a
(...) print the complex [vascular networks] that can supply nutrients to densely
populated tissues."
(...) Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the difficulties
scientists had in
(...) be as a therapy." Scientists hope this method will help millions of people waiting for
an organ transplant.
(...) organs via the use of 3D printing. Replacement organs could be created using a
new
(...) and vessels, like those used in our body for the flow of blood and air. These are
called vascular networks. Bio-engineering
(...) important question, because how well a bio-printed tissue functions will affect how
successful it will
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reproduce the body's organs viva / via the use of 3D printing. Replacement organs
could be created using / usage a new technique for bio-printing organic tissue / issue.
This allows scientists to create networks of thin tubes and vessels, like them /
those used in our body for the flow of blood and air. These are called / naming vascular
networks. Bio-engineering professor Jordan Miller explained why / which the
breakthrough was so important. He said: "One of the biggest roadblocks to generation /
generating functional tissue replacements has been our unable / inability to print the
complex [vascular networks] that can supply nutritional / nutrients to densely populated
tissues."

Professor Kelly Stevens of the University of Washington wrote about the difficult /
difficulties scientists had in recreating a vascular network. She said: "Tissue engineering
has struggled / struggle with this for a generation." She believes / beliefs the new
breakthrough will allow medical practices / practical to change in the future. She asked:
"If we can print tissues what / that look and now even breathe more like the healthy
tissues in our bodies, will they also then function / functionally behave more like those
tissues?" Professor Stevens said "This is an important / importance question, because
how well a bio-printed tissue functions will effect / affect how successful it will be as
a therapy / therapist." Scientists hope this method will help millions of people waiting for
an organ / organism transplant.
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scientists say they have greatly advanced the possibility of being able to reproduce the
bodys organs via the use of 3d printing replacement organs could be created using a
new technique for bioprinting organic tissue this allows scientists to create networks of
thin tubes and vessels like those used in our body for the flow of blood and air these are
called vascular networks bioengineering professor jordan miller explained why the
breakthrough was so important he said one of the biggest roadblocks to generating
functional tissue replacements has been our inability to print the complex vascular
networks that can supply nutrients to densely populated tissues

professor kelly stevens of the university of washington wrote about the difficulties
scientists had in recreating a vascular network she said tissue engineering has
struggled with this for a generation she believes the new breakthrough will allow
medical practices to change in the future she asked if we can print tissues that look and
now even breathe more like the healthy tissues in our bodies will they also then
functionally behave more like those tissues professor stevens said this is an important
question because how well a bioprinted tissue functions will affect how successful it will
be as a therapy scientists hope this method will help millions of people waiting for an
organ transplant.
Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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Discussion - Breakthrough in bio-printing of new body organs

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'body'?
3. What do you think of the idea of bio-printing?
4. Would you accept a bio-printed organ if you needed one?
5. Is bio-printing a little like Frankenstein?
6. What are the dangers of bio-printing?
7. Would it be possible to bio-print a new brain?
8. Would someone with many bio-printed organs be human?
9. Will scientists be able to bio-print a whole human one day?
10. Is bio-printing body organs like playing God?

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you think of when you hear the word 'organ'?
13. What do you think about what you read?
14. What ethical issues are there with bio-printing?
15. What would it be like to be a scientist?
16. What will medicine look like in 100 years from now?
17. What three adjectives best describe this story?
18. What do you think of cyborg humans with bio-printed organs?
19. What new medical breakthroughs would you like to see?
20. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?