Mixing brain cells and nanodots 73
Roland Piquepaille writes "It's not the first time that animal brain cells have been used in conjunction with nanoparticles. But now, a team of Israeli researchers have grown self-organizing networks of rat brain cells by binding them to carbon nanotubes. In a short article, New Scientist reports that these neural networks are remarkably stable, surviving for almost three months in the lab. These hybrid networks could be used in future biological sensors. For example, they could identify a poison by measuring its effect on such a network of brain cells."
Heh (Score:5, Funny)
proc DetectPoison ()
{
global $NeuralActivity;
if($NeuralActivity == 0) return true;
return false;
}
Re:Wait, what's this about nanodots? (Score:5, Funny)
The next logical step (Score:4, Funny)
"Mmmm...cheese."
Then it's just a quick leap to remote controlled rats. That would be fun.
Microdots (Score:3, Funny)
Awesome ! The last batch of Microdots I got only lasted about 7 hours.
They're Pinky and The Brain (Score:3, Funny)
One is a genius
The other's insane.
They're laboratory mice
Their genes have been spliced
They're dinky
They're Pinky and The Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain
Brain.
Before each night is done
Their plan will be unfurled
By the dawning of the sun
They'll take over the world.
Re:Trippin (Score:4, Funny)