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Artificial cells pass biological Turing test

11 points| crystalPalace | 9 years ago |sciencealert.com | reply

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[+] corvus_sapiens|9 years ago|reply
I feel like "biological Turing test" is a bit clickbaity. Bacteria aren't going to make cognitive decisions. In my mind, being able to communicate back and forth with bacteria is more akin to unlocking the bacterial API. It's still noteworthy nonetheless.
[+] vorotato|9 years ago|reply
Yeah I was about to say what the hell does this mean. It convinces a human it's a human???