Microchoreography: Researchers Use Synthetic Molecule to Guide Cellular "Dance"
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
Johns Hopkins researchers have used a small synthetic molecule to stimulate cells to move and change shape, bypassing the cells' usual way of sensing and responding to their environment. The experiment pioneers a new tool for studying cell movement, a phenomenon involved in everything from development to immunity to the spread of cancer.