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3D-printed live bacteria creates world’s first “living tattoo”

Things are alive at MIT these days, even tattoos! Recently, it was a team over at the university that was experimenting with genetically modified bacteria cells that led them into creating a new technique of 3D printing regarding tattoo design. It was through this concept that something special occurred, a living tattoo that provided…

By Sciences · December 12, 2017, 4:12 AM UTC
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Things are alive at MIT these days, even tattoos!

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Recently, it was a team over at the university that was experimenting with genetically modified bacteria cells that led them into creating a new technique of 3D printing regarding tattoo design.

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It was through this concept that something special occurred, a living tattoo that provided…

Things are alive at MIT these days, even tattoos! Recently, it was a team over at the university that was experimenting with genetically modified bacteria cells that led them into creating a new technique of 3D printing regarding tattoo design. It was through this concept that something special occurred, a living tattoo that provided varied responses based on different provocations.

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