3D printing human tissue and organs to 'spark ethics debate'; Telegraph, 1/29/14

Rhiannon Williams, Telegraph; 3D printing human tissue and organs to 'spark ethics debate' :

"Known as bioprinting, the medical application of 3D printing to produce living tissue and organs is advancing at such a rate, a major ethical debate on its use is likely to ignite by 2016...

3D printing's ability to manufacture highly customised human organs and anatomical parts will raise inevitable ethical and moral dilemmas, said Pete Basiliere, research director at Gartner.

He said: "3D bioprinting facilities with the ability to print human organs and tissue will advance far faster than general understanding and acceptance of the ramifications of this technology...

The rapid emergence of 3D printing will also create major challenges in relation to intellectual property (IP) theft."