The Lab Philosopher
A conversation with Jeantine Lunshof about the ethical implications of Xenobots
In the second part of Grow's coverage of Xenobots — the world’s first living robots — Christina Agapakis speaks to Jeantine Lunshof, a philosopher who has been working closely with the research team led by Michael Levin and Josh Bongard to contemplate the implications of their ground-breaking discovery. Her unusual background, between philosophy, bioethics, medicine and science, raises interesting questions.