Things I Like - Sciences

File this one under a little scary. In case it isn't completely obvious, it's a tiny doll (5 milimeters high) made of living cells.

Why, you might ask, would someone want to create something like this? According to the researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science, it was done to

...demonstrate a new method for fabricating three-dimensional living biological structures....the technique can be used to create bodily organs and tissues with complex cellular structures, which may prove useful in the fields of regenerative medicine and drug development.

OK. So a little scary but also pretty cool.

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