'Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a 'third state' that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and death.'
'Certain cells - when provided with nutrients, oxygen, bioelectricity or biochemical cues - have the capacity to transform into multicellular organisms with new functions after death.'
The team conducted a review of recent studies that investigated the remarkable capability of cells to exist in new forms after an organism has died.
In 2021, researchers in the US found that skin cells from dead frogs were able to adapt to a petri dish in a lab, spontaneously reorganizing into multicellular organisms called 'xenobots'.
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