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Living Photos Use Bacteria as Pixels

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the your-pictures-growing-old-with-you dept.

BrainBlogger writes "Scientists at UC San Francisco have engineered bacteria to create living photographs that weigh in at 100 megapixels per square inch. The photos were created by projecting light on "biological film" -- billions of genetically engineered E. coli growing in dishes of agar."

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  1. Wow by GmAz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Do you get your money back if the image starts to get blurry or stretch apart? What if it dies?

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  2. *Ducks* by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That photo sure grows on you doesn't it?

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  3. e coli by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I hear the pictures turned out like shit, though.