Re: [DIYbio] 3D printing medical devices

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Michael Turner
<michael.eugene.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:40 PM, General Oya <generaloya@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I went to BUGGS community lab this saturday here in Baltimore and was
>> chatting with Tom about this technology. He and I both have been thinking
>> about the use of this on bone and possibly ivory.
>> I really would like to forward an initiative = Faux' Real to see if we can
>> harness and mass produce ivory and endangered furs to destroy the lucrative
>> trade in poaching that continues at an accelerated pace during these trying
>> global economic times.
>
> [snip]
>
> Especially good if you could clone out of the wild. That way, there's
> little or no basis for distinguishing between "fake" and "real"
> because they'd both be about as real as a DNA test could determine.

I think 'real' in the sense of Ivory or leather/fur is its durability
and aesthetic.

e.g. I don't buy fake leather jackets because they
don't smell as nice and seem like they would suck at abrasion
resistance (my only leather jacket is also my motorcycle jacket,
though I know there are probably stronger abrasion-resistant synthetic
jackets, they don't sell kevlar with the American Flag on the back at
my local second-hand store).

I do however prefer synthetic jackets for things like raincoats, or
when I'm rock climbing or backpacking.

--
Nathan McCorkle
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics

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