First ever synthetic cilia created - SmartPlanet: "For a long time, scientists have wanted to engineer cilia to make the ultimate biosensor.
Cilia can behave in so many ways — the hair-like cell appendages can pick up sounds from the environment, sense things in the kidney, or protect against disease by transporting mucus around in the lungs. Cilia collect sensory information and help organisms move around.
The fact that the University of Southern Mississippi scientists have made artificial cilia could be a game changing discovery."
