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Miniature movers take on heavy lifting

Nature Methods volume 2, page 728 (2005)Cite this article

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Unicellular algae can be put to work as light-guided workhorses, offering an all-natural solution for scientists looking to develop innovative micromachines.

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Figure 1: CR transporting a bead.

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  1. Weibel, D.B. et al. Microoxen: microorganisms to move microscale loads. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102, 11963–11967 (2005).

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  1. Michael Eisenstein
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Eisenstein, M. Miniature movers take on heavy lifting. Nat Methods 2, 728 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1005-728

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