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Is this entirely simulated, or did someone built xenobots out of live cells in a lab culture? The wikipedia page is not clear Also about self replicating, does
by nextaccountic 3y ago
Is this entirely simulated, or did someone built xenobots out of live cells in a lab culture? The wikipedia page is not clear
Also about self replicating, does this mean reproduction? Are they a new species?
- filoleg 3y agoLooking at the wikipedia page, I think they were built irl. They have many pics comparing “xenobots generated by a computer” to their “created in real life” analogs. That’s just what I got out of reading the page though, so I would be glad if someone with more subject knowledge could either confirm or deny the correctness of my understanding here.
- thomashop 3y agoScientific American had a great article recently about the lab: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brains-are-not-required-when-it-comes-to-thinking-and-solving-problems-simple-cells-can-do-it/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brains-are-not-re... I've been fascinated by Michael Levin's research since I stumbled upon him a few weeks ago.