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science1 month ago•4 min saved

New Life After Death: Cells Reorganize into Xenobots and Anthrobots

Scientists report a 'third state' between life and death: cells from deceased organisms can form new, functioning multicellular units called Xenobots (frog cells) and Anthrobots (human cells) that move, repair damage, and even reorganize without normal growth, suggesting an electrical toolkit that rewrites cellular programs. This discovery could enable future medical uses like targeted drug delivery and tissue regeneration, blurring the boundary between life and death.

via geekspin|

#anthrobots #life-death-boundary #note-only-five-tags-allowed-extra-will-be-ignored

science4 months ago•5 min saved

Neurobots: Self-Assembling Frog-Cell Machines Grow Functional Nerves

Tufts and Wyss Institute researchers embedded neural precursor cells into self-assembling frog-cell xenobots to create neurobots with functional neural networks that move more complexly and stay active longer than non-neural bots; drug testing showed neural activity shapes movement, and transcriptomics revealed upregulation of vision-related genes, opening questions about nervous system formation in a novel biological context.

via Indian Defence Review|

#bioengineering #neural-tissue #neurobots

science1 year ago•6 min saved

Scientists Suggest Cells May Be Conscious in a 'Third State' Between Life and Death

Recent research suggests that some cells may possess a form of consciousness and can reorganize after death into new life forms called xenobots, challenging traditional views of life and evolution, and opening new possibilities in medicine and biology.

via menshealth.com|

#biotechnology #cells #cellular-intelligence

science1 year ago•1 min saved

Scientists Discover a New State of Life Post-Death

Recent research suggests that some cells may enter a 'third state' after death, forming xenobots—tiny, self-organizing entities that challenge traditional views on life, consciousness, and evolution, raising questions about whether cells can think independently and if consciousness extends beyond brains.

via Yahoo|

#conscious-cells #evolution #life-after-death

science1 year ago•1 min saved

Scientists Discover 'Third State' Between Life and Death

Scientists are exploring a 'third state' where cells of deceased organisms can adopt new functions, challenging traditional views of life and death, with findings showing resilience and new behaviors in xenobots and other cells post-mortem.

via WKRC|

#biological-resilience #cells #death

science1 year ago•1 min saved

Scientists Discover 'Third State' Between Life and Death

Scientists have discovered a 'third state' where cells of deceased organisms can adopt new functions, challenging traditional views of life and death. This phenomenon, observed in xenobots and other cells, shows remarkable resilience and plasticity, with cells reorganizing into new structures even after death, although they typically perish within weeks. The findings suggest that death may play a role in biological transformation and evolution.

via WTTE|

#cells #death #organisms

science-and-technology3 years ago•0 min saved

Exploring the Potential of Xenobots in Biotechnology.

Scientists in US universities have created a living robot called the xenobot, which could be a valuable tool in medicine and keeping aquatic bodies clean. However, there are controversies surrounding its use in the future.

via Interesting Engineering|

#aquatic-life #biotechnology #medicine

technology3 years ago•9 min saved

Xenobots: AI-created living tissue robots that reproduce.

Researchers at the University of Vermont have been designing and creating 'xenobots': miniature machines made from living frog cells. The xenobots can be made from normal cells taken from frog embryos and can perform predictable, robot-like behaviours, such as herding particles around a Petri dish, cooperating like sheepdogs and even birthing balls of other cells that might be regarded as xenobot babies. The researchers use an AI program to evolve bunches of frog cells to perform whatever task it is they are interested in. The xenobots are capable of self-replication, which opens up a whole suite of potential applications, such as environmental clean-up or technologies that could put out forest fires.

via BBC Science Focus Magazine|

#ai #frog-cells #robotics