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“We took a rat apart and rebuilt it as a jellyfish.” - Vanraw - 08-22-2012

This is some cool stuff. Also the begining of the borg:-)

Quote: Parker has built an artificial jellyfish out of silicone and muscle cells from a rat heart. When it’s immersed in an electric field, it pulses and swims exactly like a real jellyfish. The unusual creature is part of Parker’s efforts to understand the ways in which muscles work, 


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Re: “We took a rat apart and rebuilt it as a jellyfish.” - Slamz - 08-23-2012

I feel certain that there's a Farnsworth quote for this.


Re: “We took a rat apart and rebuilt it as a jellyfish.” - OrsunVZ - 08-23-2012

wierd science.


OOOO!