A cell can act in astonishingly complex ways. It must decide for itself whether to grow and multiply, rest, specialize, age ...
The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius. A flatworm shaped like a comma, it can be found wriggling through the muck of lakes and ponds worldwide. Its pin-size head has a microscopic structure that ...
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It has long been understood that groups of cells can perform complex tasks, such as navigating mazes or strategically ...
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Scientists Created an Evolution Engine That Works Inside Animal Cells Like a Biological AI
Researchers from the University of Sydney have developed a system that mimics natural selection inside living mammalian cells but in a very controlled setting. They call it PROTEUS, short for PROTein ...
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