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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2022
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (US);
Michael Levin, Beverly, MA (US);
Douglas J. Blackiston, Medford, MA (US);
Kelly A. McLaughlin, Medford, MA (US);
Josh Bongard, Jericho, VT (US);
Sam Kriegman, Burlington, VT (US);
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are engineered multicellular organisms. The disclosed organisms comprise an aggregate of ciliated cells, and the organisms move when the ciliated cells are actuated. The engineered multicellular organisms also are capable of kinematic self-replication. The engineered multicellular organisms are capable of moving a plurality of dissociated ciliated cells into piles of ciliated cells which form a multicellular organism comprising an aggregate of ciliated cells which moves when the ciliated cells are actuated. Also disclosed are systems and methods for designing, preparing, and utilizing the engineered multicellular organisms.