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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Cyborg Tissue Developed, Half Alive Half Electronics

Cyborg Tissue Developed, Half Alive Half Electronics: "They beat like real heart cells, but the rat cardiomyocytes in a dish at Harvard University are different in one crucial way. Snaking through them are wires and transistors that spy on each cell’s electrical impulses. In future, the wires might control their behaviour too. Versions of this souped-up, “cyborg” tissue have been created for neurons, muscle and blood "

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