Chapter 1
Merging muscle and metal
Chapter 2
The self-sustaining life support
Chapter 3
Connecting brains to machines
Chapter 4
Designing the bio-hybrid vehicle
YOUR GOAL
Master of Building a self-sustaining cyborg vehicle
Ch 2 · The self-sustaining life support
007skaty Branching microscopic pathways on a clear chip transport fluids like human blood vessels
007skaty Closed-Loop Life Support
Recycle the loop, recycle the loop / Microbes turn waste to water and food
007skaty Engineered microbes inside bio-hybrid bioreactors process cellular waste to regenerate glucose and amino acids, building on NASA's space
007skaty A color-coded vector diagram maps the algae-powered oxygen system inside a brain.
Fun Fact
Algae oxygen: In 2021, scientists kept tadpole brains alive in oxygen-free water simply by injecting green algae and shining a light on them.
Glossary
homeostasis (noun)
The tendency of a physiological system to maintain internal stability through coordinated responses to disruptive stimuli. In 2028, Dr. Sarah Chen developed automated metabolic loops to maintain homeostasis within the organic neural capsule.
The tendency of a physiological system to maintain internal stability through coordinated responses to disruptive stimuli. In 2028, Dr. Sarah Chen developed automated metabolic loops to maintain homeostasis within the organic neural capsule.
Quiz
What nutrient do engineered closed-loop bioreactors regenerate from cellular waste?
Quiz
In the 2021 Munich experiment, what organism was injected into tadpoles to produce oxygen?