Monday 27 October 2014

MIT "microwalkers" stroll across cell surfaces to seek out target areas



Ever wonder how a germ knows where to attack the body or how a white blood cell knows where to counter attack? How bacteria find food? Or how cells organize themselves to close a wound? How can something so simple do things so complex? A team of MIT researchers is seeking the answers as they develop "microwalkers" – microscopic machines that can move unguided across the surface of a cell as they seek out particular areas... Continue Reading MIT "microwalkers" stroll across cell surfaces to seek out target areas

Section: Science

Tags: Cells, Magnetic, Microbes, MIT

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