Frog robots can reproduce.. scientific report raises ethical concerns

A recent scientific report on the possibility of self-reproductive biological robots has raised many ethical concerns from global research centers.

A scientific report published in the journal (PNAS) revealed that small biological machines developed by scientists from frog cells can self-replicate.

The robots, called Xenobots, were announced last year and are said to be able to use self-repairing technology to replace biodegradable materials such as concrete, steel and plastic.

He then revealed that organisms improved to be able to remember their surroundings and gather in one swarm.

 Joshua Bongard, one of the authors of the new report, claimed that with the "correct design", organisms "will self-replicate spontaneously", and suggested that this technology could be used to treat future epidemics and accelerate vaccine production.

"Russia Today" quoted Sam Kriegman, the main author of the study, as saying that this process is a completely new form of self-replication, noting that "no animal or plant known to science reproduces in this way."

The researcher said the Xenobots were adapted to reproduce by a supercomputer that came true to ideal "parents" after months of working on the task.

While Bongard insisted that the benefits of the supposedly hacked technology outweigh the risks, several reports have raised ethical concerns about the technology.

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