Cell signalling that is normally biochemically regulated can now be stimulated, with reversible and external control, by attaching magnetic nanoparticles to a cell surface and applying a magnetic field.
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Chen, C. Remote control of living cells. Nature Nanotech 3, 13–14 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2007.431
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