I have commented on this before so I will link it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27332700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27332700 For xenobo

I have commented on this before so I will link it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27332700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27332700 For xenobots to be useful, the underlying cell behaviour needs to be better understood and controlled. Their research appears interesting if you are a computer scientist or physicist. But for practical applications and applied biotechnology what they are doing is an curious gimmick at best. If they can perfect their understanding, then they would have basically solved half the puzzle of organ engineering. But right now it is no different from black box engineering. This is very similar to Turing's reaction-diffusion models on leopard spots — great for computer modeling and popular science magazines, not so immediately useful if your grandmother gets cancer. I will admit it looks perfect to sell as a biotech startup to dumb SV VCs who don't do their due diligence when it comes to investing in applied science fields.