Potential applications in biology and medicine
The concept of a "third state" opens up new and promising perspectives in biology and medicine. For example, anthropobots could be created from cells taken from the patient themselves to deliver drugs without triggering an undesirable immune response. In the future, these anthropobots could be used to dissolve atherosclerotic plaques in patients with atherosclerosis or to remove excess mucus from the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.
These multicellular structures have a limited lifespan and naturally degrade after four to six weeks, which acts as a "safety mechanism" to prevent their excessive and uncontrolled proliferation.
A better understanding of the processes by which some cells transform into multicellular organisms after death could pave the way for significant advances in personalized and preventative medicine, with potential applications in treating cardiovascular, respiratory, and many other diseases.
