A Magnetic Remote Control That Can Rewind A Worm's Wriggle
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 10:21
in Physics & Chemistry
The power to control living things and objects from a distance is a popular supernatural talent in science fiction and fantasy: Witches fling spells at foes and X-Men send chairs and tables flying with telekinesis, for example. But when it comes to remotely controlling biological organisms, science has a few tricks up its sleeve, too--although there's nothing metaphysical about them. Manipulating biological processes with minimal interference, from the cellular level to the behavior of whole organisms, is a burgeoning scientific effort to better understand how living things work and to develop more effective treatments for a range of medical disorders. [More] Science fiction - Organism - Fantasy - Arts - Fiction