• Otter@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    This is both really cool, and really unsettling. I wonder if this research might help in the other direction as well, such as with transplants and grafts

    • DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online
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      5 months ago

      That was my first thought too; would this improve treatment for serious burn victims and such. Sounds like what they’ve made is better overall for sticking to applied surfaces and moving without tearing. Heck, maybe this could even lead to prosthetics that allow physical sensation