I am amazed by the current pace of the research into formalizing and simulating biology. Here is another fresh example, a borg-like jellyfish.

So closely does the medusoid mimic the movement of the real organism that it even creates vortices in the water like the ones living jellyfish create to waft food into their mouths.

The medusoid took four years to build, and the scientists have already begun working on another more complex artificial marine creature. "The jellyfish is really simple, and we're going to do one that's a bit harder, and then a bit harder still, and so on, with our long-term goal to build a heart," said Parker.