Faculty Team Awarded $1.25 Million to Study 'Swimming Cells'
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
They are the tiny motors present in many of the human body's most complex systems. Cilia are hair-like structures that oscillate in waves, and are present in the brain, kidneys, lungs and reproductive system. They move liquids such as cerebrospinal fluid and mucus past the cell surface, and throughout the body. Flagella are whip-like structures that steer cells along.