What if living systems are not only shaped by genes, but also by electrical patterns that coordinate cells, tissues, and collective behavior? This session explores the emerging field of bioelectricity: ion-channel-based communication that helps guide morphogenesis, regeneration, and cellular decision-making. Drawing on advances in live-tissue imaging and research into basal cognition, xenobots, anthrobots, and synthetic morphogenesis, Joel Dietz will examine how bioelectric signals may reveal a deeper layer of biological organization and agency. The presentation will look at where the field is heading, from understanding how cells coordinate into living structures to the possibility of designing, guiding, or “programming” life at the cellular and tissue level. At stake is a provocative new frontier: living machines, programmable organisms, and the implications of engineering agency in biological systems.