Holly Ramer

Associated Press

The New Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Hub.

Research Institute to Benefit Injured Soldiers

It will develop techniques for repairing and replacing cells in tissues, possibly leading to new skin for soldiers scarred from combat.

In this Friday, June 24, 2016, photo, Jessie Levine smiles as she listens to her recorded outgoing phone message on her iPhone in Springfield, N.H. Levine was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS in 2015, and it has caused her speech to become slow and slurred. She is now exploring a new way to restore her voice via speech synthesis, or the artificial production of human speech.

Tech Gives Unique Voices to Those Who Can't Speak

The company delivered its first seven voices late last year and is working on about seven dozen more, which will cost $1,249 each.