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Gene Magnetically Labels Cells Thursday, June 05, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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Mammalian cells can produce tiny magnetic nuggets after the introduction of a single gene from bacteria, scientists have found. The gene MagA could become a valuable tool for tracking cells' movement through the body via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), says Xiaoping Hu, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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