Frog Skin Cells, Shrimp Robots, Oral Insulin Tablet

Today we discuss how frog skin stem cells were recently used to create microscopic living machines, how scientists are trying to replicate the powerful punch of a mantis shrimp, and a new breakthrough in the creation of an oral insulin tablet. Frog Skin Cells  “Frog skin cells turned themselves into living machines” by Laura Sandershttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-skin-cells-self-made-living-machines-xenobots“A cellular platform for the development of synthetic living machines” by Douglas Blackiston, Emma Lederer, and Michael Levinhttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abf1571Shrimp Robots  “Small, Mighty Robots Mimic the Powerful Punch of Mantis Shrimp” by US Army Research Laboratoryhttps://neurosciencenews.com/mantis-shrimp-robot-19301/“Robot mimics the powerful punch of the mantis shrimp” by Harvard Universityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If4IURa2JooOral Insulin Tablet  “Breakthrough results in developing an oral insulin tablet” by University of British Columbiahttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-breakthrough-results-oral-insulin-tablet.html“Major Breakthrough In Development Of Oral Insulin Tablet Made In Rat Study” by Katie Spauldinghttps://www.iflscience.com/major-breakthrough-in-development-of-oral-insulin-tablet-made-in-rat-study-65127Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/frog-skin-cells-shrimp-robots-oral-insulin-tablet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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