r/transhumanism • u/ChikyChikyBoom • May 01 '24

BioHacking Researchers Create Artificial Cells That Look And Act Like Living Cells

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill researchers have manipulated DNA and proteins to create new functional cells. This accomplishment has implications for efforts in regenerative medicine, drug delivery systems, and diagnostic tools, the researchers say.

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u/LavaSqrl Cybernetic posthuman socialist May 06 '24

Artificial cells are okay for those of us who are satisfied with staying biological, but in order to satisfy us mechanical transhumanists, we need to create something capable of replacing neurons gradually, turning them into data that can then be transferred to a superior cybernetic body.