Xenobots (frog skin cells) exhibit kinematic self-replication when provided with loose cells.

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• Xenobots perform kinematic self-replication by herding loose cells into new Xenobots.finding0.896
  From Kriegman et al. (2021), a novel mode of reproduction never before seen.
• Xenobots perform kinematic self-replication, a novel behavior not known in any other species on Earth, using a Von Neumann-style replication within 48 hours of creation.claim0.854
  Highlights extraordinary plasticity and problem-solving.
• Wild-type frog skin cells form novel proto-organisms (Xenobots) without genomic editing.finding0.851
  From Blackiston et al. (2021) and Kriegman et al. (2020), reveals emergent goals from cellular collectives.
• Evolutionary algorithm-designed Xenopus cell clusters exhibit fast self-motile behavior purely from evolved novel shape and tissue distribution, not neural control or genomic information.finding0.811
  Empirical result from Kriegman et al. 2020 demonstrating that 'reprogramming' occurs without altering DNA software
• Xenobots’ behavior reveals baseline geodesics through option space that are normally masked by larger collectives.hypothesis0.802
  Hypothesis about the origin of novel goals in synthetic organisms.
• Xenobots’ anatomical and behavioral goals are emergent, rather than directly selected over aeons.claim0.787
  Argues that goal states arise without direct evolutionary sculpting.
• Computer-Designed Organisms (Xenobots)concept0.768
  Organisms designed by evolutionary algorithm from Xenopus cells whose behavior is purely a function of evolved shape, not genomic information — inverting normal software/hardware conception
• Xenopus tadpoles with scrambled craniofacial structures rearrange to form normal frog faces.finding0.765
  From Vandenberg et al. 2012; demonstrates anatomical homeostasis beyond hardwired movements.