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MIT Scientists Engineer Starfish Cells to Shape-shift in Response to Light
March 21, 2025

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 24, 2025:

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MIT scientists engineer starfish cells to shape-shift in response to light

The research may enable the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for wound healing or drug delivery.

By Jennifer Chu, MIT News

Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins . . .

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