New Cell-To-Cell Communication Process Could Revolutionize Bioengineering

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 1, 2012 @05:49AM from the we-can-make-him-better dept.

Zothecula writes "The internet has revolutionized global communications and now researchers at Stanford University are looking to provide a similar boost to bioengineering with a new process dubbed "Bi-Fi." The technology uses an innocuous virus called M13 to increase the complexity and amount of information that can be sent from cell to cell. The researchers say the Bi-Fi could help bio-engineers create complex, multicellular communities that work together to carry out important biological functions."

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I'm Not Surprised by GODISNOWHERE · 2012-10-01 06:10 · Score: 1, Flamebait

With a name like "Bi-Fi", and an article summary that includes the phrase "Bi-Fi could help bio-engineers create complex, multicellular communities that work together to carry out important biological functions", I knew immediately that this technology was created in California.