Now, bacteria controlled robot brains
Posted on: 27/Jul/2015 9:53:47 AM
A new study published in Scientific Discoveries claims that bacteria can control the actions of inanimate objects like robots. Scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a bacteria controlled robot brain.
The experiment was to prove that bacteria controls things like mood and health in humans, and may also affect behaviour. Studies were conducted on fruit flies. Data proved that the mating of fruit flies could be manipulated using certain bacteria. When implanted with probiotics, lab mice exhibited signs of lower stress as well.
Said one of the scientists, `(We are) trying to find out from the mathematical model if they could build a living microbiome on a nonliving host and control the host through the microbiome. (We) found that robots might indeed be able to have a working brain, is building real-world robots that will have the ability to read bacterial gene expression levels in E. coli using miniature fluorescent microscopes.`
