UCSF researchers program cells to be remote-controlled by light

Monday, September 14, 2009 - 11:28 in Biology & Nature

UCSF researchers have genetically encoded mouse cells to respond to light, creating cells that can be trained to follow a light beam or stop on command like microscopic robots.

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