“RE: The Coolest Thing I've Learned Lately”

On 8/27/05, Greg Pierce said:

>Of course, I was also amazed to learn this week that some bio-nano-
>technicians (I believe at Harvard) have figured out how to use algae as
>cargo loaders by utilizing light and the chemical bonding properties of
>their membranes to pick up, deliver and drop off nano- sized loads on
>demand.

Heard that on NPR. They have no known use for it yet, but "it's cool."

:-)