Light Reshapes Starfish Egg Cells in MIT Study
MIT scientists shone patterned light on starfish egg cells that carry a modified enzyme. The cells moved, changed shape, and some were stretched into squares. The study shows that light can be used to control the shape of living cells.
Context
Context: Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions inside living cells, and researchers often modify them to change how cells behave. Light-controlled cells are an emerging area of biology research.
Burning Potato score: 68%