QuantumT Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Article: https://techxplore.com/news/2019-04-dna-lifelike-machines.html Paper: https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/29/eaaw3512 Engineers at Cornell have successfully used DNA to make tiny life imitating machines. That's how I read it. Could this be one step closer to understanding the mechanisms that resulted in life itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmydasaint Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I think you read it correctly but these are biopolymer machines. They could be used to make sensory robots but degrade after 2 cycles of growth. It is a superb and nnovative use of the replicating properties of DNA but very much in its infancy IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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