Lets just say that some science fiction is beginning to erupt into the real world...
Robert
URL: http://3dprint.com/19594/3d-printed-virus-fights-cancer/
Autodesk Genetic Engineer is Able to 3D Print Viruses, Soon to Attack Cancer Cells
by Bridget Butler Millsaps · October 17, 2014
Weaving his way through a virtually invisible and widely unknown world of microscopic cells and futuristic technology, Autodesk’s genetic engineer Andrew Hessel is working to fight cancer on a new level: a personalized, affordable one, using 3D printed oncolytic viruses, which literally break cancer cells apart.
He makes fighting cancer sound very simple with the idea of viral engineering, which encompasses using software to design and make viruses — and 3D print them. Obviously, there is quite a body of research and work that goes into making that a reality.
Quite satisfied with the label of ‘biohacker,’ Hessel is a genetic engineer, a cell and genetic biologist, whose research is incomprehensible to most. “I think cancer is actually a fairly easy disease,” says Hessel.
With the revolution of 3D printing transforming technology and toppling the general mindset that has boxed us into many traditional methods, it has often been in the headlines recently, regarding the science of medicine and innovations that are truly helping people and saving lives in some cases. According to Andrew Hessel, of Autodesk, 3D printing may have the ability to change the world of cancer as we know it — and may be able to release us from the grasp and agenda of big pharma, toxic and agressive treatment, and perhaps even, eventually, cancer itself.
How is it that someone from Autodesk, a company best known for its CAD software, is involved in research for cancer treatment? While they are known as a leader in 3D design, Autodesk also created a science lab known as the Pier 39 facility. This lab, described by Hessel as “a lab to study labs,” is heavily invested in researching digital biology. Through his research there, Hessel has become convinced that he will be able to 3D print customized viruses which will attack the cancer cells specific to each individual. Hessel doesn’t just envision this happening affordably: he sees the patients as being treated for free — a vision that certainly could rock the world (and pharmaceuticals).
Robert
URL: http://3dprint.com/19594/3d-printed-virus-fights-cancer/
Autodesk Genetic Engineer is Able to 3D Print Viruses, Soon to Attack Cancer Cells
by Bridget Butler Millsaps · October 17, 2014
Weaving his way through a virtually invisible and widely unknown world of microscopic cells and futuristic technology, Autodesk’s genetic engineer Andrew Hessel is working to fight cancer on a new level: a personalized, affordable one, using 3D printed oncolytic viruses, which literally break cancer cells apart.
He makes fighting cancer sound very simple with the idea of viral engineering, which encompasses using software to design and make viruses — and 3D print them. Obviously, there is quite a body of research and work that goes into making that a reality.
Quite satisfied with the label of ‘biohacker,’ Hessel is a genetic engineer, a cell and genetic biologist, whose research is incomprehensible to most. “I think cancer is actually a fairly easy disease,” says Hessel.
With the revolution of 3D printing transforming technology and toppling the general mindset that has boxed us into many traditional methods, it has often been in the headlines recently, regarding the science of medicine and innovations that are truly helping people and saving lives in some cases. According to Andrew Hessel, of Autodesk, 3D printing may have the ability to change the world of cancer as we know it — and may be able to release us from the grasp and agenda of big pharma, toxic and agressive treatment, and perhaps even, eventually, cancer itself.
How is it that someone from Autodesk, a company best known for its CAD software, is involved in research for cancer treatment? While they are known as a leader in 3D design, Autodesk also created a science lab known as the Pier 39 facility. This lab, described by Hessel as “a lab to study labs,” is heavily invested in researching digital biology. Through his research there, Hessel has become convinced that he will be able to 3D print customized viruses which will attack the cancer cells specific to each individual. Hessel doesn’t just envision this happening affordably: he sees the patients as being treated for free — a vision that certainly could rock the world (and pharmaceuticals).