Butterflies could hold key to probes that repair genes
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
New discoveries about how butterflies feed could help engineers develop tiny probes that siphon liquid out of single cells for a wide range of medical tests and treatments, according to researchers. The technology could be used for medical devices, nanobioreactors that make complex materials and flying "micro-air vehicles" the size of an insect.