For anyone interested in the history of these ideas," check out Paul Laffoley's Physically Alive Architecture.  <br>He was interested in being able to grow a house from a seed. The house would contain many types of DNA that can be activated", so you could literally grow fruit and vegetables from your kitchen wall, and it would be lit by bioluminescence.,(reply>), Reminds me of the Capsules from Dragon Ball,(reply>), And then check out graphene hydroxide for small scale version. Maybe not as hopeful i admit when constructed inside you,(reply>), The intelligent bio-house grown from a seed is a staple of science fiction. Jack Vance, Norman Spinrad (I think), many others include these in some of their best stories. Paul Laffoley thinks about these in a less fantastic, more 21st century way!,(reply>), Paul was incredible. I saw my first piece of his at the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore when I was in college. The book "The Essential Paul Laffoley" touches upon the man, the method, the history, and his philosophy. All of it is dizzying.,(reply>), Paul is a legend! Very cool that you brought this up.