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HOUSTON (AP) — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are stuck on an organ transplant wait list, hoping to find that perfect match to their blood type, body size and hospital location.

But many — 20 per day, in fact — will die before receiving the organ they need.

The Houston Chronicle reports imagine, then, if scientists could just print one for them using a method similar to 3D printing.

Jordan Miller, a Rice University bioengineer, has been working toward this goal for the past five years. It's more complicated than it sounds: 3D printing originally was created for use with plastics, which a...