Human white blood cells use molecular paddles to swim
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Human white blood cells, known as leukocytes, swim using a newly described mechanism called molecular paddling, researchers report in the September 15th issue of Biophysical Journal. This microswimming mechanism could explain how both immune cells and cancer cells migrate in various fluid-filled niches in the body, for good or for harm.