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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Medusiod
It's alive! It's alive! It's...a jellyfish. A jellyfish is not as interesting as doctor Frankenstein's works but FrankenJelly is still a fascinating experiment that promises advancement in the bio tech field. The fake jelly, called Medusoid by its creators, was designed to mimic the propulsion methods of jellyfish. It was created from an umbrella shaped frame with eight legs made from a special silicone polymer. After, the scientists attached rat heart muscle to the frame which grew along special patterns in the frame. Once the muscles were developed enough they tested it in a tank with an electronic field. This caused the muscles to contract and Medusoid to swim like a jellyfish. The technology developed from Medusoid will one day help to develop better muscle pumps such as for hearts.
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