274 | Gizem Gumuskaya on Building Robots from Human Cells

<p>Modern biology is advancing by leaps and bounds, not only in understanding how organisms work, but in learning how to modify them in interesting ways. One exciting frontier is the study of tiny "robots" created from living molecules and cells, rather than metal and plastic. Gizem Gumuskaya, who works with previous guest <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2021/02/01/132-michael-levin-on-growth-form-information-and-the-self/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Levin</a>, has created anthrobots, a new kind of structure made from living human cells. We talk about how that works, what they can do, and what future developments might bring.</p> <p>Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/04/29/274-gizem-gumuskaya-on-building-robots-from-human-cells/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/04/29/274-gizem-gumuskaya-on-building-robots-from-human-cells/</a></p> <p><em>Support Mindscape on </em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Patreon</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>Gizem Gumuskaya received her Ph.D. from Tufts University and the Harvard Wyss Institute for Biologically-Inspired Engineering. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Tufts University. She previously received a dual master's degree in Architecture and Synthetic Biology from MIT.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gizemgumuskaya.com/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Web site</a></li> <li><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9_717CsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google scholar publications</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.anthrobots.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anthrobots web site</a></li> </ul>