Infographic: A Brain Implant Stops Tumor Growth in Rats
Infographic: A Brain Implant Stops Tumor Growth in Rats
The new, implantable device converts ultrasound waves into electrical energy inside the brain, interfering with tumor cell division.
The new, implantable device converts ultrasound waves into electrical energy inside the brain, interfering with tumor cell division.
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Implantable Device Zaps Cancer Cells Using Electric Fields
Holly Barker, PhD | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 min read
A wireless brain implant inhibits tumor growth in rats, overcoming many design flaws of current devices used to treat glioblastoma.
Spotlight on the Cytoskeleton
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 27, 2014 | 1 min read
Technique allows researchers to see the inner workings of cellular scaffolding molecules actin and tubulin.
Viral Skeleton
Kerry Grens | Nov 1, 2012 | 2 min read
A newly discovered family of tubulins—members of the cytoskeleton—encoded by bacteriophages plays a role in arranging the location of DNA within virus’s bacterial host.