Is the terminator already here? Human cells grown on the skeleton of a robot

Trying to improve the growing of organs from living cells, scientists used robotic

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The fact is that for normal growth of cartilageThe tissues of the joints and tendons require constant stress, stretching and bending. This is why scientists use automation. Recently, researchers decided to use an anthropomorphic robot for this purpose, more specifically the shoulder joint.

During the work, the scientists placed on elastichuman cells on plastic substrates. They were secured in an artificial shoulder joint for 14 days. For half an hour a day, the robot reproduced various movements. This made it possible to obtain the necessary loads on the growing tissue.

It turned out that under such conditions the cells grow faster. In addition, there are differences in the profiles of genetic activity. Scientists plan to improve this method.