Cells Form into ‘Xenobots’ on Their Own

Highly recommend checking out more of Michael Levin's work beyond just xenobots, it's very exciting stuff.

I found this to be a pretty entertaining, pop-sci digestible entry point to listen to (includes a section discussing the xenobots stuff as well): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0TNfysTazc

Perhaps it is time to compile a list of the most useful human and animal body modifications, so that we have some goals?

Senses:

magnetic/electric fields

better than 20/20 vision

Up to 10 base colors for cone receptors

Infared/ultraviolet vision

echolocation

Radiosensitivity?

Better smell

Honestly, the killer app for this would be genital enhancements. Get that sorted and you'll have plenty of cash to sort out the rest of your list.

True and sad.

I wish some day Xenobots will grow up and become full size Battletoads

> One design, for example, had two twitching leglike stumps on the bottom for pushing itself along.

Looking forward to seeing the horror movies this technology inspires.

Look up cellular scaffolding and how much is actually dependent on it. It makes stuff like this all the more clearer.

Xenobots combine and roll out?

All jokes aside, it sounds like we're almost at a real-life game of Spore!