Remote stimulation of cells has potential
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 15:21
in Biology & Nature
BUFFALO, N.Y., July 7 (UPI) -- Heated magnetic nanoparticles aimed at cell membranes can control ion channels, neurons and even an animal's behavior, U.S. physicists found.
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