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Re:Scientists have wound electronic circuits into plants' va... by clebio on Saturday November 21, 2015 @10:59AM (#10607070)
Next up: ourselves. Bioengineering embedded circuitry into our skin. Forget wearable devices!
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Re:Scientists have wound electronic circuits into plants' va... by unimpressive on Saturday November 21, 2015 @11:53AM (#10607234)
This would be a bad idea for multiple reasons, first up being that it increases the existential risk of humanity as a whole:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/25/us-electricity-sol...

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Re:Scientists have wound electronic circuits into plants' va... by ChuckMcM on Saturday November 21, 2015 @03:54PM (#10607984)
Agreed this is probably the next step. My guess are vanity tattoos that glow or emit light, powered by the heat differential of you body and the outside air.
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