Tiny robots made from human cells heal damaged tissue
Tiny robots made from human cells heal damaged tissue

        

        
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        

    
        
            
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                30 November 2023
                
            

            

            
                
                
                    The ‘anthrobots’ were able to repair a scratch in a layer of neurons in the lab.
                
            
        
        
            
                
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                            Matthew Hutson is a science writer based in New York City.
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                
            
        
    


            
        
    
    


            
            


        
            
                
                    
                        

                        
                    
                
            

            
                
                    
                    
                

                

                
                    Scientists have developed tiny robots made of human cells that are able to repair damaged neural tissue1. The ‘anthrobots’ were made using human tracheal cells and might, in future, be used in personalized medicine.
                    
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                doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03777-x

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