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In 2020, scientists at Tufts created tiny novel living forms called xenobots from frog cells, capable of traversing a watery environment, healing their own injuries, and even gathering other cells to build xenobot siblings.

Now, researchers at Tufts and the Wyss Institute have taken the quest to reimagine life forms a step further, adding nerve cells and observing how they self-organize and alter xenobot behavior. The resulting neurobots take on new shapes and show unique behaviors...

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[–] teft@piefed.social 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There is absolutely no way that this could go horribly wrong.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

So many answers to the Fermi Paradox.

[–] TwodogsFighting 3 points 1 day ago

One in a million chance you might say.

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This sounds like some shit Umbrella would be up to.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that's exactly the sorta shit i'd be up to

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

everyone is under the same umbrella, my dear.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Beetlejuicing

[–] molten@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago
[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

This Summer. Tardigrades defend themselves against the invasive Xenobots. The biggest little war in history.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Last time "scientists" fucked with cells (injected nuclei and mitochrondria into bacteria), we got eucaryots all over the planet, what a mess that was! :D true story

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One step closer to Grey Goo?

[–] knightly@pawb.social 2 points 19 hours ago

IIRC, biological grey goo is called Pink or Green goo.