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New Study Looks At The Potential Carcinogenicity Of 3D Printing (hackaday.com)

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

tl;dr maybe don’t sleep where you print

Does this mean that 3D printing causes cancer? No, not by a long shot. But, it’s clear that under lab conditions, exposure to either PLA or ABS particulates seems to be related to some of the cell changes associated with carcinogenesis.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dang, my nightstand printer is such a great white noise generator too. ;p

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

You joke but...

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