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Frog-cell ‘neurobots’ self-build nervous systems and shift gene activity

Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Tufts University have engineered frog-cell constructs that autonomously assemble ...

Frog-cell 'neurobots' grow self-organized nervous systems and alter gene activity

Biobots, whose growing line of variants started with xenobots, are fascinating tiny self-powered living robots built exclusively using frog embryonic cells. Originally developed in the laboratories of ...
Technology Networks

Researchers Create Cell “Neurobots” With Functional Nervous Systems

A new class of living robots integrates neurons that self-organize and alter shape, gene expression, and behavior. The ...
New Scientist

Living robots made from frog cells can replicate themselves in a dish

Swarms of tiny living robots can self-replicate in a dish by pushing loose cells together. The xenobots – made from frog cells – are the first multicellular organisms found to reproduce in this way.
Nanowerk

Neurons self-organize and drive behavior inside artificial living bodies with no evolutionary precedent

Neurons placed inside engineered living bodies built from frog cells self-organize, become active, and reshape movement without evolutionary guidance.
American Council on Science and Health

How Dreams and Frog Hearts Led to the Discovery of Neurotransmitters

In 1921, Otto Loewi woke from a dream with the idea for an experiment that proved nerves communicate using chemicals, not just electricity. By showing that stimulating one frog’s heart released a ...
The Scientist

frog, genetics & genomics, cell & molecular biology

Big omics datasets can be overwhelming for researchers with limited programming skills, but texting with a new AI chatbot could help them wade through their results. An AI Lab Partner Helps Sift ...