A device called the Digital to Biological Converter is being hailed as a 3D printer for life. It can print a number of compounds necessary for life, and may one day be used to help us colonise Mars.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDJune 20, 2017
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A device called the Digital to Biological Converter is being hailed as a 3D printer for life. It can print a number of compounds necessary for life, and may one day be used to help us colonise Mars.
Written by Stephen Potvin
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