Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Human white blood cells use molecular paddles to swim

Human white blood cells, known as leukocytes, swim using a newly described mechanism called molecular paddling, researchers report. This microswimming mechanism could explain how both immune cells and cancer cells migrate in various fluid-filled niches in the body, for good or for harm.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200915133154.htm

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