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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

10. 3D printing will be making human body parts

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 04:16 PM

Feb 2012

using this process, plus food replicators aka star trek. Welcome to the 21st century.
Its here and its coming if we like it or not.

The singularity is near.

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Lab-grown meat is first step to artificial hamburger [View all] Eugene Feb 2012 OP

eventually our phones will be able to produce meat Enrique Feb 2012 #1

Coming soon to the grocery stores? DJ13 Feb 2012 #2

I'd welcome it Warpy Feb 2012 #3

Where's the bacon? SDjack Feb 2012 #4

I think thats called DJ13 Feb 2012 #6

Sign me up! Om nom nom! n/t Ian David Feb 2012 #5

Makes no less sense than high fructose corn syrup. n/t customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #7

Somehow this reminds me of the mad cow problem. denverbill Feb 2012 #8

these strips will be mixed with blood & artificially grown fat.... Historic NY Feb 2012 #9

3D printing will be making human body parts Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #10

good point - they could use these on Mars and the Moon bananas Feb 2012 #17

Entirely unoffended; I think this is fantastic. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2012 #11

Hard to get past the "ick" factor. Skinner Feb 2012 #12

Excellent. Very exciting. byronius Feb 2012 #13

Yeah, sign me up...when it's not like 13,000 dollars a burger. Phoonzang Feb 2012 #14

Muscle is one part, now they need fat cells Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #15

It would solve the whale hunting problem Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #16

I think part of the whale-hunting problem involves saving face. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #18

Entertaining is right Shankapotomus Feb 2012 #19

We already have artificial hamburger - it's called "fast food". HopeHoops Feb 2012 #20