> Yet the first steps have been taken and, in the future, it may be possible to imitate even more specialized slimes, which serve as the adhesives, lubricants and selective barriers vital to microbes, animals and plants.

With that headline on HN, I was expecting this: https://common-lisp.net/project/slime/

I love slime and slime-related discourse. It's underappreciated, but there is growing enthusiasm for the topic.