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This Device Lets You Brew Your Own Drugs At Home

A machine prototype called Farma can let you manufacture your daily prescription of drugs right in your own home. Designed by MIT Media Lab graduate Will Patrick, the concept tech features a green cylinder and uses blue-green algae that’s genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical drugs.


In the future, you might be able to skip the pharmacy and, instead, make your treatments along with your morning breakfast.

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