Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
- Written by Peter A Noble, Affiliate Professor of Microbiology, University of Washington
Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque.Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SALife and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and...