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Dead mosquito proboscis used for high-resolution 3D printing nozzle (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Deebster@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants.

I've linked to a decent write-up on Tom's Hardware, but New Scientist covered it last week too.

Source paper: 3D necroprinting: Leveraging biotic material as the nozzle for 3D printing (science.org)

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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 2 months ago

Ugh. I hope that there being a use for the little bastards now doesn't make people breed them on purpose.

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago

Have you seen the footage of scientists feeding them from their own arms? Nooope, not for all the tea in China.

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I did not have GMO mosquitos bred for a more effective proboscis escaping into the wild on my bingo card

[-] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Imagine looking down and there's a mosquito printing a fucking benchy on your forearm.

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