OMGWTFBBQ Dept: Scientists fuse living cells with silicon to create...Frankenrats?

[UNCjigga]

Rat cells grown onto microscopic silicon chips can work like tiny robots, perhaps a first step toward a self-assembling device, researchers working in the United States reported this week.

Link

 

[mobobuff]

"Writing in the journal Nature Materials, Jianzhong Xi, Jacob Schmidt and Carlo Montemagno of the University of California..."

That's quite possibly the coolest name ever.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

"Writing in the journal Nature Materials, Jianzhong Xi, Jacob Schmidt and Carlo Montemagno of the University of California..."

That's quite possibly the coolest name ever.

Perfect for a Mad Scientist or Evil Supervillain!

 

[SilverTorch]

It may eventually be possible to grow self-assembling machines using the method, they asserted.

Famous last words?

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: SilverTorch

It may eventually be possible to grow self-assembling machines using the method, they asserted.

Famous last words?

You ever read "Prey" by Michael Crichton??

 

[Wallydraigle]

:music:I don't wanna wait for my Trapper Keeper forever
The ways of my Trap-:music:
Trapper Keeper, ready to ensorb.
Oh! Cool.

 

[MrDudeMan]

if you post this in HT, you will get much more intelligent answers

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
if you post this in HT, you will get much more intelligent answers

That's why I posted it here.

 

[Schadenfroh]

MIKE

 

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

"Writing in the journal Nature Materials, Jianzhong Xi, Jacob Schmidt and Carlo Montemagno of the University of California..."

That's quite possibly the coolest name ever.

yeah, he was on my Masters Thesis committee

edit: still no Magnus Ver Magnusson

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Jigga

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
if you post this in HT, you will get much more intelligent answers

That's why I posted it here.

lmao

 

[Shawn]

isn't this old news?