A 3D-printed brace shell has helped one lucky loggerhead sea turtle in California get a clean bill of health. The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014. Before moving in, the ...
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A sea turtle that was injured by a boat propeller last year is getting orthodontics to help repair its shell.Andre the sea turtle was brought to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in June after being ...
Now, similar 3D technology is being used to scan the loggerhead. She has gone from 90 to 200 pounds, but she still has the same 3D-printed brace that goes on her shell made. Aquarist Kaelie Spencer ...
Scientists at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography believe they have created the world’s first 3-D-printed brace for a sea turtle’s shell, and the results seem promising. One ...
The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.