AN EDITORIAL VIEW ON THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE RELEVANCE OF XENOBOTS IN THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Fatima Zahra KAMAL1, Alin
CIOBICA2,3,4, Vasile BURLUI4,5
1Laboratory of
Physical Chemistry of Processes and Materials, Faculty of Sciences and
Techniques, Hassan First University, B.P. 539, Settat 26000, Morocco
2Center of
Biomedical Research of the Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch, Romania
3Department of
Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 11 Carol I Blvd., 700506, Iasi,
Romania
4Academy of
Romanian Scientists, Ilfov nr. 3, Sector 5, 050044 Bucuresti, Romania
5Preclinical
Department, Apollonia University, Păcurari Street 11, 700511 Iași,
Romania
Abstract. In this
mini-review we will refer to some very modern perspectives regarding the latest
developments regarding the relevance of Xenobots in the biomedical research. In
this way, Xenobots are a real scientific enigma, halfway between frog and
robot, and they're totally changing the way we think about life and machines.
They're like a living, crawling puzzle that scientists are still trying to
solve. Thus, we will try to cover aspects by mentioning the Half-frog,
Half-robot status of the Xenobots, some ethical issues, their place in the
nature and some future perspectives in this area.
Key words: Xenobots,
biomedical research, ethics
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscibio.2023.2.114
