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		Synthesizing DNA cheaply with a DNA laser printer (3ders.org)
		5 points by ChuckMcM on Oct 23, 2013 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

ChuckMcM on Oct 23, 2013 | [–]

FWIW, I was not aware it had gotten quite this far. At some point having a digital copy of the smallpox virus genome will be equivalent to having a live sample.

sciencerobot on Oct 24, 2013 | [–]

I can't wait for the day when I can print a FASTA file and get a plasmid/chromosome.

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