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Dead-Cert Nanoparticles Use Magnets to Pull Dead Cells from Healthy Ones

Posted on August 27, 2008

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a system that uses magnetic beads coated in special antibodies to filter dead cells from healthy ones in cultures that are used to produce protein-based drugs. ImmunoSolv is a company that was setup as a spinoff to capitalize on this interesting new research.From the University of Edinburgh:The antibodies bind to dead cells without harming the remaining healthy cells.A magnet is then used to draw the dead cells out, leaving the living cells to produce beneficial proteins more effectively.Researchers have found that removing dead cells c...

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protein , proteins , stem cell