Artificial Jellyfish – the Future of Medicine?

Posted on the 30 July 2012 by Pjfaur @peterfaur

Take a few minutes to watch the video above. It will give you a glimpse into the future of medicine.

What you’re seeing is a free-swimming, artificial jellyfish made by fusing together silicone shaped like a jellyfish with heart muscle cells taken from rats. It’s a long way off, but this experiment could be paving the way for using an individual’s cells to create replacement organs.

If you want to learn more, go here.