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Mixing brain cells and nanodots
Roland Piquepaille writes "It's not the first time that animal brain cells have been used in conjunction with nanoparticles. But now, a team of Israeli researchers have grown self-organizing networks of rat brain cells by binding them to carbon nanotubes. In a short article, New Scientist reports that these neural networks are remarkably stable, surviving for almost three months in the lab. These hybrid networks could be used in future biological sensors. For example, they could identify a poison by measuring its effect on such a network of brain cells."
"For example, they could identify a poison by measuring its effect on such a network of brain cells"
proc DetectPoison ()
{
global $NeuralActivity;
if($NeuralActivity == 0) return true;
return false;
}
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Oh no... it's the future.
The next logical step: implant the carbon nanotubes into a rat embryo and let it develop into an adult rat. Think of the applications! We could know what rats are thinking at all times!
"Mmmm...cheese."
Then it's just a quick leap to remote controlled rats. That would be fun.
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