Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:Scientists were able to 3D-print different microstructures inside live cells, including a delightfully tiny micro-elephant. They were successfully able to print not only an elephant, but several other impossibly small structures using a liqiud polymer and a hyperfocused petawatt laser. Along with the ironically tiny 10-micrometer elephant, the research team printed other microstructures, like barcodes and a sphere that acted as a micro-laser. Being able to print anywhere inside a cell will make it possible to create a compartment isolating a particular part of that cell for observation. “There are many possible applications of structures printed inside the cells, well beyond what has been shown here,” the team said.