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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
72 words
- Researchers make ear cartilage in a lab.
- The new tissue is soft and elastic.
- Teams tried to make ears for many years.
- People lose ears in accidents or birth defects.
- Surgeons often use rib cartilage now.
- That operation can be painful and risky.
- Scientists grow cells to make more tissue.
- They print shapes with a soft bioink.
- Small samples are used to get starter cells.
- Experiments then test the ears in animals.
Difficult words
- cartilage — Firm, flexible material in many body parts
- tissue — Group of similar cells that make body parts
- elastic — Can stretch and return to shape
- surgeon — A doctor who does operations in hospitalsSurgeons
- bioink — Soft living material used for printing tissues
- sample — A small piece taken to study or testsamples
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Discussion questions
- Would you accept lab-made ear tissue for yourself?
- Have you ever seen a surgeon?
- Are you worried about painful operations?
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