Rat Heart Jellyfish of the Day

~~Show-offs~~ Researchers at Harvard have combined a silicon polymer with the muscle cells from a rat heart to create a "jellyfish" that responds to electrical currents.

Other than being hella sweet, this is a big step for artificial heart systems and general cyborgification.

Phase two? Getting the rat-powered jellyfish to seek out nutrients, which will probably be human flesh. Human flesh or cheese.

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