Living robots made in a lab have found a new way to self-replicate, researchers say

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1060027395/robots-xenobots-living-self-replicating-copy

A dozen organisms designed by artificial intelligence known as xenobots (C-shaped; beige) beside loose frog stem cells (white).

Xenobots, a type of programmable organism made from frog cells, can replicate by spontaneously sweeping up loose stem cells, researchers say. This could have implications for regenerative medicine.

(Image credit: Douglas Blackiston & Sam Kriegman)

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December 1, 2021 at 10:50AM