What is the significance of this, e.g. can we use this approach to build arbitrary material or even living tissue? I can't help but think of this video [0], it

What is the significance of this, e.g. can we use this approach to build arbitrary material or even living tissue? I can't help but think of this video [0], it seems there may be commonalities between what's happening in life and simple cellular automata. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9VyHJ1l2Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9VyHJ1l2Q