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Algae Can Carry Cargo

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the dont-put-the-cart-before-the-single-celled-organism dept.

Steve Nixon writes "Recently, a team of scientists devised a way to make single-celled algae bear loads over distances of several centimeters--a tactic that the researchers say could prove useful in tiny machines. Algae and other single-celled organisms power their movements with molecular motors. 'Scientists have long coveted these motors for use in micromachinery,' notes chemist Douglas B. Weibel of Harvard University.

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  1. frist psot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Finally! by millennial · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    At last, I have something to do with my massive collection of algae: teach them to do tricks! Although the name "Chlamydomonas" is a little too close to "chlamydia" for my tastes. If I have to have an STD do work for me, I'd prefer to use syphilis.

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    I am scientifically inaccurate.
  3. ScuttleMonkey vs Zonk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did they fire Zonk ? Is ScuttleMonkey same as Zonk ? Wondering.