The next step is to use a patient's own cells in the 3-D printing process.

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Before the Replicator begins printing, there's a bit of a waiting process.

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Now, here comes Michael Dell, vowing to turn his company's low-cost, process-based manufacturing model directly onto both the printing and managed-services businesses.

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