A thought-provoking study scientists in the USA has suggested a "third state" that exists life and death. This somewhat mind-blowing concept posits a phenomenon which the cells the organs a deceased body adopt new functions after the body dies. Biologist Peter Nobel and bioinformatics researcher Alex Pozhitkov explained how cells transform their host organism dies. The scientists wrote: "These findings demonstrate the inherent plasticity cellular systems and challenge the idea that cells and organisms can evolve only predetermined ways." They added: "The third state suggests that organismal death may play a significant role how life transforms time."
The scientists suggested the existence two kinds of "biobot" that are integral the mechanics the third state. Wiktionary.org defines a biobot as: "A robot that is partly or wholly biological nature, as example…plant cells or animal cells that can perform tasks such as moving and reacting." The researchers termed one biobot as a "xenobot". This reorganizes cells a new multi-cellular organism. Other biobots are "anthrobots". These are capable self-assembling cells and moving . The scientists said xenobots exist "beyond the traditional boundaries life and death". They added the bots offer "prospects new treatments" and personalized and preventive medicine.
