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Who would have ever thought of "printing" a slurry of cells into a usable tissue?

It really is amazing. The interesting thing is that some ink jet technology uses micelles for encapsulating ink. Structurally, they are very analagous to biological cells. So if the micelles can be deposited, why not living cells? I guess it was just a matter of time before biology and printer technology were synthesized together like this. It's a wonderful example of the evolution of a new process from unifying two distinct technological realms!

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Structurally, they are very analagous to biological cells. So if the micelles can be deposited, why not living cells? I guess it was just a matter of time before biology and printer technology were synthesized together like this.

Does that mean the porno freaks can start faxing each other life-size, anatomically correct Heidi Klum clones?

So the new insult will become, "FAX you!"

Cheers!