Scientists claimed to have created the first robot in the world that is able to reproduce itself.

The robots, known as xenobots, made from the skin and heart cells of frogs have been described as a major breakthrough for healthcare, the environment and technology.

Less than 1mm long, the bots can heal themselves and are also self-powering. pettrust ivermectin pyrantel

Scientists at Tufts University, the University of Vermont and Harvard released their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday.

Experiments showed that the organisms can swim out into their dish, find other single cells and assemble “baby” xenobots.

“People have thought for quite a long time that we’ve worked out all the ways that life can reproduce or replicate. dose of ivermectin for pigs But this is something that’s never been observed before,” said Douglas Blackiston, who worked on the study.

“This is profound,” added Michael Levin, co-leader of the research. stromectol notice “These cells have the genome of a frog, but, freed from becoming tadpoles, they use their collective intelligence, a plasticity, to do something astounding,”

“If we knew how to tell collections of cells to do what we wanted them to do, ultimately, that’s regenerative medicine — that’s the solution to traumatic injury, birth defects, cancer, and aging”.