[HN Gopher] Cells Form into 'Xenobots' on Their Own
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       Cells Form into 'Xenobots' on Their Own
        
       Author : 8bitsrule
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2022-09-07 05:17 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | zardo wrote:
       | > One design, for example, had two twitching leglike stumps on
       | the bottom for pushing itself along.
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       | Looking forward to seeing the horror movies this technology
       | inspires.
        
       | type0 wrote:
       | I wish some day Xenobots will grow up and become full size
       | Battletoads
        
       | HereIGoAgain wrote:
       | Look up cellular scaffolding and how much is actually dependent
       | on it. It makes stuff like this all the more clearer.
        
       | stoobs wrote:
       | Xenobots combine and roll out?
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       | All jokes aside, it sounds like we're almost at a real-life game
       | of Spore!
        
       | swamp40 wrote:
       | Perhaps it is time to compile a list of the most useful human and
       | animal body modifications, so that we have some goals?
        
         | swagasaurus-rex wrote:
         | Senses:
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         | magnetic/electric fields
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         | better than 20/20 vision
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         | Up to 10 base colors for cone receptors
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         | Infared/ultraviolet vision
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         | echolocation
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         | Radiosensitivity?
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         | Better smell
        
       | rngname22 wrote:
       | Highly recommend checking out more of Michael Levin's work beyond
       | just xenobots, it's very exciting stuff.
       | 
       | I found this to be a pretty entertaining, pop-sci digestible
       | entry point to listen to (includes a section discussing the
       | xenobots stuff as well):
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0TNfysTazc
        
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