X-Message-Number: 13309
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:47:49 -0800
From: Bryan Hall <>
Subject: Researchers mate human cells, chips

THE TINY DEVICE   smaller and thinner than a strand of hair   combines a
healthy human cell with an electronic circuitry chip. By controlling the
chip with a computer, scientists say they can control the activity of
the cell.

The computer sends electrical impulses to the cell-chip, triggering the
cell s membrane pores to open and activating the cell. Scientists hope
they can manufacture cell-chips in large numbers and insert them into
the body to replace or correct diseased tissues.

The cell-chip also gives them greater control over the difficult process
of gene therapy because they can more precisely open the cell s pores.

The full article can be found at:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/374626.asp

-Bryan Hall

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