Medical technology is advancing rapidly thanks to computers, but it’s taking a while for all that nifty computerized medicine to make its way inside our bodies. Humans aren’t generally compatible with electronics, but that may change with the invention of the first 3D bioengineered cyborg tissues.
When we say “cyborg tissues,” we mean chunks of human cells with a three dimensional network of active nanowires running through them. The living cells are grown around tiny wiring scaffolds, and by the time everything has meshed together, the idea is that you’re left with a seamlessly integrated fusion of biology and electronics.
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Microscope imagery of the ‘cyborg’ tissue. (Image Credit: Boston Children’s Hospital)
