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We can now 3D print as much wood as we want without cutting a single tree

• instagraham 4y ago
  > Beckwith and her team are now planning to 3D print timber in a lab from cells of trees like pine. Once this happens, deforestation would surely become a thing of the past. The entire article has no mention of how this could be scaled up. Just breathless promises of nothingburgers to come.
• detaro 4y ago
  Somehow I expect that producing all the nutrient solutions and stuff also isn't exactly without impact or cost...