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"After this first step, Zhao and Qiu hope that this work could enable advancements such as microbial cyborgs and other biomedical applications in the future."
by b3lvedere 1y ago
"After this first step, Zhao and Qiu hope that this work could enable advancements such as microbial cyborgs and other biomedical applications in the future."
I'm not sure if i shoud be happy microbial cyborgs exist.
- PaulHoule 1y agoYou can stick something onto a human cell to reprogram its behavior https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/a-backpack-full-of-multiple-sclerosis-therapy/ https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/a-backpack-full-of-multiple-sc... Radical modifications of cell membranes have been a think for a while https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg#Bacterial_cyborg_cells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg#Bacterial_cyborg_cells and of course there is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cell and rapid advancement in synthetic biology.
- butlike 1y agoJust wait until the microbial cyborg hackers: "This body has been pwned by Micro squad"