Science Has Produced A Modular Physique That is Living, But Not Alive » TwistedSifter

When you take the human physique down to its most simple elements, you can take it apart and place it back with each other once again in so numerous strategies.

That is why biologist Cornelis Vlasman sees it as a biological LEGO technique. He’s constructed a clickable technique of interchanging organs and has brought it to life…sort of.

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In his fictional experiment, he produced a living, organic getting formed from his personal cells and named it OSCAR. The getting does need to have technologies to perform, and every single of its components are interchangeable so exclusive arrangements can be produced.

Vlasman showed off his brain module a couple of years ago, which was a totally electric device, and connected it to a brain module. The two components interacted quickly, and the exact same occurred when he added a kidney module and a couple of limbs, just for enjoyable.

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Watching it move is in fact type of disconcerting.

Vlasman does not agree, saying the prototype modifications the human physique from a closed technique to an open-supply technique.

“If an organ gets ill, you can very easily replace it with a new a single. The modular physique will grow to be alterable and adaptable to all types of conditions.”

It is wild to assume about biological physique components getting controlled by an electric brain. I consider there are all types of applications and strategies to integrate this when it comes to stem cell investigation and organ replacement going forward.

I just do not know if I’m ready for science fiction to grow to be reality.