A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to ...

Oct 23, 2023: 3D-printed hairs detect flow and environmental changes (Nanowerk News) Eyelashes and brows catch dust and debris from entering eyes.The same idea goes for tiny nose and ear hairs. At a ...

The dynamic barrier formed by cilia helps prevent bacteria, viruses and other harmful particles from reaching the cells that ...

Research by the University of Cambridge and University of Strathclyde reveals that cilia in the respiratory tract generate ...

Ask Dr. Universe: Nose hairs act like guards against dust, germs and more May 20, 2024 Updated Wed., May 22, 2024 at 3:22 p.m. The hairs inside your nose can trap things like pollen and viruses.

Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting ...

Nov. 9, 2022 — Countless tiny hairs (cilia) are found on the outer wall of some cells, for example in our lungs or in our brain.

Covering stents with hairlike structures called cilia may help keep the implanted medical tubes clean, preventing infection, researchers report April 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

“Hairs on the cell surface in algae are virtually identical to human cilia, short hairs inside a human body that drive fluids across the surface of a cell,” said Dr. Viktor Stolc, director of ...