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Anthrobot

Scientists Craft Microscopic Bio-Bots Using Human Cells

The multicellular bots move around and help heal “wounds” created in cultured neurons Researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University's Wyss Institute have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal cells that can move across a surface and have been found to encourage the growth of neurons across a region of damage in a lab dish.
man riding bicycle near car

Do Bicycle Helmets Make Cyclists Appear Less Human?

In a world where road safety for cyclists is never guaranteed, this piece of recent research is quite alarming: in a survey of over 560 participants, 30% viewed cyclists who were wearing helmets as "less than fully human." Peculiarly, the research showed that cyclists simply wearing a hat were viewed as more human than those wearing a full helmet.
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