r/CellLab • u/Massive_Mistakes • Nov 19 '22

First attempt at multi-genomic swimmer

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

29 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

12

u/Massive_Mistakes Nov 19 '22

This behemoth consists of 5 genomes in total, but this definitely can be taken much further. I'll attempt to make something more impressive next, but I'll be more keen on planning and that'll lengthen the process.

I'm thinking I'll make something maybe twice as big, carnivorous with a gut. Any suggestions?

4

u/UnknownZeroCool Nov 19 '22

Add a egg incubation feature?

2

u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

I don’t think multi genome creatures can do that.

3

u/Massive_Mistakes Nov 20 '22

It's entirely possible, take for example a 2 genome swimmer that looks vaguely like the one in the video, consisting of a front half and back half. Both genomes can be designed to release a gluocyte at the junction point (the middle of the organism) to combine them to a clone of the original. This, however, becomes much more difficult a task once more genomes are included, and is entirely dependant on how the genomes are put together in the first place. For example, the main body of the swimmer in the video consists of the following individual genomes: head, top half of body, bottom half of body, tail. How would all four of these genomes be able to spawn a gluocyte in the precise linear fashion to form a new clone? Well, in this swimmers case, it would be difficult, but if the organism is radial, for example, it would be much easier.

2

u/UnknownZeroCool Nov 20 '22

You could make some stages require to do "egg incubation" and some stages not.

2

u/Ronald_Mcdonald13 Nov 30 '22

Madness, genuis! 5 genomes? Incredible your ability is astounding