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  • Light illuminates the way for bio-bots

    Mar 15, 2016 6:00 pm by Liz AhlbergResearch
    image of light sensing bio bot by Janet Sinn-Hanlon

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    • image of light sensing bio bot by Janet Sinn-Hanlon

    The bio-bots are powered by muscle cells that have been genetically engineered to respond to light, giving researchers control over the bots’ motion, a key step toward their use in applications for health, sensing and the environment.