Japanese 3D Printing Startup Kabuku Lands $6.1M Series A | TechCrunch Kabuku, a Tokyo-based startup that explores new uses for 3D printing, plans to expand around the world after raising a $6.1 million Series A round. The company runs Rinkak, an online marketplace that lets makers upload their 3D printed designs and sell them directly to consumers.

Yes, available in English, too.

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Google Genomics can store your genome in the cloud for $25 a year | 9to5Google: "From modular phones to cancer detecting nanoparticles, Google sure has a lot in its pipeline. But lurking behind those high-profile projects is Google Genomics, a project that will store complete copies of genomes. "

Lord help us if 3D printing evolves to the point illustrated in The Fifth Element allowing a human to be printed from a genome.

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