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Recent research suggests that some cells may possess a form of consciousness and can reorganize after death into new life forms called xenobots, challenging traditional views of life and evolution, and opening new possibilities in medicine and biology.
Recent research suggests that some cells may enter a 'third state' after death, forming xenobots—tiny, self-organizing entities that challenge traditional views on life, consciousness, and evolution, raising questions about whether cells can think independently and if consciousness extends beyond brains.
Scientists are exploring a 'third state' where cells of deceased organisms can adopt new functions, challenging traditional views of life and death, with findings showing resilience and new behaviors in xenobots and other cells post-mortem.
Scientists have discovered a 'third state' where cells of deceased organisms can adopt new functions, challenging traditional views of life and death. This phenomenon, observed in xenobots and other cells, shows remarkable resilience and plasticity, with cells reorganizing into new structures even after death, although they typically perish within weeks. The findings suggest that death may play a role in biological transformation and evolution.
Scientists in US universities have created a living robot called the xenobot, which could be a valuable tool in medicine and keeping aquatic bodies clean. However, there are controversies surrounding its use in the future.
Researchers at the University of Vermont have been designing and creating 'xenobots': miniature machines made from living frog cells. The xenobots can be made from normal cells taken from frog embryos and can perform predictable, robot-like behaviours, such as herding particles around a Petri dish, cooperating like sheepdogs and even birthing balls of other cells that might be regarded as xenobot babies. The researchers use an AI program to evolve bunches of frog cells to perform whatever task it is they are interested in. The xenobots are capable of self-replication, which opens up a whole suite of potential applications, such as environmental clean-up or technologies that could put out forest fires.