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Mini factory starts healing process inside the gut Cells engineered for specific targets Factories can be programmed to turn 'on' and 'off' Molecular machines make medicines Cells programmed to treat different ailments, such as diabetes or cholera Living machines become part of your body Modified bacteria designed to interact with and control environments Microfluidic 'organ-on-a-chip' simulates organs and organ systems Cells can turn colors depending on reaction Devices and computer models test potential therapies Mini 'factories' disseminate therapies throughout body mini Microbe Factories Understanding and harnessing how cells signal one another Microfluidic device Hey buddy!

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Mini factory starts healing process inside the gut

Cells engineered for specific targets

Factories canbe programmed to turn 'on' and 'off'

Molecular machines make medicines

Cells programmed to treat different

ailments, such as diabetes or cholera

Living machines become part of your body

Modified bacteria designed to interact with and control environments

Microfluidic 'organ-on-a-chip' simulates organs and organ systems

Cells can turn colors depending on reactionDevices and computer

models test potential therapies

Mini 'factories' disseminate therapies

throughout body

mini Microbe FactoriesUnderstanding and harnessinghow cells signal one another

Microfluidicdevice

Hey buddy!