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alt4614 t1_ivq5czv wrote

Reply to comment by ilikeredlights in Uganda will now be printing 3D human tissue in space by Gari_305

With the right modules, yes. We just don’t use small lab spaces and small versions of large devices that you’re accustomed to because we don’t have to or want to.

We’ve managed to micronize everything else, including powerful computers. And because you’re used to seeing such tiny computers in the palm of you’re hand, you don’t consider that we can do the same to other larger instruments. Which is OP’s point.

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[deleted] t1_ivqba88 wrote

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alt4614 t1_ivqiid7 wrote

You’ve gotta use your tiny, aggressive brain to realize that sensationalized headlines like this aren’t 100% correct. They aren’t printing whole ovaries in space on a janky prototype launch.

They’re conducting experiments, in the same way millions of experiments are conducted on Earth regarding human tissue engineering.

What experiments? You’d have to look at the mission statement. It could be as simple as taking a patch of cells up there and seeing if they adhere/behave differently in space.

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Wombat_Racer t1_ivsqz59 wrote

Maybe not with a dot-matrix printer, but as this is in space, we just need to add the word Laser & now everything makes future speak sense!

For example, Gun = Laser Gun, Radar = Lidar & Printer = Laser Printer.

Sci-Fi is now!

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