Manufacturing tiny plastic bunnies with a 3D printer isn’t anything new. But the toys described in a new Nature Biotechnology paper have an unexpected twist — the bunnies contain the very information needed to make more of them.
This Plastic Bunny is Filled With Artificial DNA. The Data Inside: More Bunnies
Researchers store the blueprint for a plastic bunny in DNA that's then injected into the bunny's body.
By Leslie Nemo
Dec 9, 2019 10:00 PMDec 9, 2019 10:11 PM
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