Think of it as 3D printing, but with squishier ingredients! There's a lot of work being done at research labs and big companies like Organovo on print human tissues and human organs, with an eye towards drug testing, and transplantation into humans.
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All this sounds incredible complex, but the fact is that the basic technologies are very accessible – it's all based on inkjet and/or 3D printing! So a bunch of us at BioCurious decided we wanted to play around with this technology ourselves – and the BioPrinter Community Project was born!

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DIY BioPrinter
Bioprinting is printing with biological materials. Think of it as 3D printing, but with squishier ingredients! There’s a lot of work being done at res…

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So, there's a new study that purports to show that resveratrol protects against loss of hearing and cognitive abilities.  Good stuff, I say.

I also say that most medical studies turn out to be wrong or to be only kinda right.

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Resveratrol shows promise to protect hearing, cognition | ScienceBlog.com
Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a published

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We've uncovered 10 patents that could severely stifle innovation in the low-cost segment of the 3-D printing market and keep you from making colorful, smooth-finished figures and precise, articulating parts. These patents cover core technologies and ease-of-use features, and could take momentum from the upstarts and return it to the entrenched companies.

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How Big Business is Stymying Makers’ High-Res, Colorful Innovations | Wired Design | Wired.com

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Plus more ants hating you.

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Get cool aluminum cast of said ant colony and the enmity of ants everywhere.

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I think I may have posted this before, but whatever.

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A certain mother habitually rewards her small son with ice cream after he eats his spinach. What additional information would you need to be able to predict whether the child will: a. Come to love or hate spinach, b. Love or hate ice cream, or c. Love or hate Mother?

— Gregory Bateson, "Steps to an Ecology of Mind"

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The Bahamas from the ISS by +Chris Hadfield.

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