Scientists have wound electronic circuits into plants' vascular tissues (csmonitor.com) 35 points by astaroth360 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] clebio 10y ago ↗ Next up: ourselves. Bioengineering embedded circuitry into our skin. Forget wearable devices! [–] unimpressive 10y ago ↗ This would be a bad idea for multiple reasons, first up being that it increases the existential risk of humanity as a whole:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/25/us-electricity-sol... [–] ChuckMcM 10y ago ↗ Agreed this is probably the next step. My guess are vanity tattoos that glow or emit light, powered by the heat differential of you body and the outside air.
[–] unimpressive 10y ago ↗ This would be a bad idea for multiple reasons, first up being that it increases the existential risk of humanity as a whole:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/25/us-electricity-sol...
[–] ChuckMcM 10y ago ↗ Agreed this is probably the next step. My guess are vanity tattoos that glow or emit light, powered by the heat differential of you body and the outside air.
[–] mistralx01 10y ago ↗ Goes well with the other article on the front page about DNA writing! http://www.wired.com/2015/11/making-dna/
[–] hanniabu 10y ago ↗ Wonder what happens when you accidentally eat one of those plants. [–] whyenot 10y ago ↗ If you somehow manage to accidentally eat a rose (the plant in the article), I'd be far more concerned about the large thorns than the electronics. [–] mattwar 10y ago ↗ Rose petals are edible, though?
[–] whyenot 10y ago ↗ If you somehow manage to accidentally eat a rose (the plant in the article), I'd be far more concerned about the large thorns than the electronics. [–] mattwar 10y ago ↗ Rose petals are edible, though?
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