Individual chromosomes can be micromanipulated using lasers. First laser scissors microablate the chromosomes and then laser tweezers are utilized to optically move the cut chromosomes.
Cellular Biophotonics Laboratory (The Whitaker Institute and the Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego and the Beckman Laser Institute and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine)
www.robolase.ucsd.edu
Great vid ...Would the laser micro maanipulators be able to catch and move a rotifer?
dlindeman 5 years ago