The most simple perspective would tell you that makingsomethingbigger means more materials, making it, ultimately, harder. However, the truth is that in many ways, miniaturization is the actually impressive skill.

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If you’ve ever tried to “fix” some broken electronics with a set of tweezers, you are probably well aware that even our ever dexterous hands have their limits. As humans have learned scienceand developed better machines overtime, we’ve actually been able to offset our own physical limitations.This is particularly important for fields likemedicine. After all, if one is going to be putting something inside another person during surgery, it should be as fine as modern science allows. A nice side effect is that they are also more portable and, overall, use fewer resources to manufacture.

If you’ve ever tried to “fix” some broken electronics with a set of tweezers, you are probably well aware that even our ever dexterous hands have their limits. As humans have learned scienceand developed better machines overtime, we’ve actually been able to offset our own physical limitations.

This is particularly important for fields likemedicine. After all, if one is going to be putting something inside another person during surgery, it should be as fine as modern science allows. A nice side effect is that they are also more portable and, overall, use fewer resources to manufacture.

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Of course, a tiny cucumber or carrot has nothing to do with miniaturization, unless it wasintentional, and a lot more to do with an issue that has plagued humans ever since we decided that chasing animals was not a great lifestyle -soil quality. In short, putting some seeds in the ground is almost never enough.

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