3 ms·
Fun fact about the biological machine is that we could maybe make it "replace written information with a pointer". In planarian worms we can use a voltage-sensi
by ly3xqhl8g9 3y ago
Fun fact about the biological machine is that we could maybe make it "replace written information with a pointer". In planarian worms we can use a voltage-sensitive dye to see a "memory" the cells will fallback to in case of injury and they regenerate based on that "memory", however we can alter that "memory" to say "build a worm with 2 heads" instead of the regular worm with head and tail [1].
[1] "Michael Levin - Plasticity without genetic change: bioelectric embryos & synthetic proto-organisms", https://youtu.be/5ChRM4CEWyg?t=1169 https://youtu.be/5ChRM4CEWyg?t=1169