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In a case of science fiction meeting reality, microscopic "machines" have journeyed inside a living animal for the first time.
The tiny devices delivered a cargo of nano-particles into the stomach lining of a mouse.
The research by scientists at the University of California is published in the journal ACS Nano.
Medical applications for micro-machines include the release of drugs into specific locations within the body.
But until now, they have only been tested in laboratory cell samples.
Wei Gao and colleagues from UC, Berkeley, fed the tiny motors to mice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30875102
The tiny devices delivered a cargo of nano-particles into the stomach lining of a mouse.
The research by scientists at the University of California is published in the journal ACS Nano.
Medical applications for micro-machines include the release of drugs into specific locations within the body.
But until now, they have only been tested in laboratory cell samples.
Wei Gao and colleagues from UC, Berkeley, fed the tiny motors to mice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30875102