Science
Cells Form Into ‘Xenobots’ On Their Own – Quanta Magazine
Embryonic cells can self-assemble into new living forms that don’t resemble the bodies they usually generate, challenging old ideas of what defines an organism.
Jablonka thinks that most animal developmental biologists wont be surprised by the outcome of experiments like this but will kick themselves for not having looked for it. They would probably say, Yes, of course! Why did we not do this simple experiment before? she said. Solé suspects others might have accidently stumbled on similar observations, but thought it was a mistake, or simply impossible.
Or it might have just been overlooked because most developmental research only aims to reveal how whole…
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