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3D printers could create customized drugs

3D printers could create customized drugs at home.

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Researchers at the University of Glasgow suggested in a paper published on April 15, 2012, that 3D printers could be used in the future to create customized drugs making healthcare access more efficient and affordable.

PHILIPPE HUGUEN

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