New nano device detects immune system cell signaling

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Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells use to communicate with each other over short distances. Minding the communiques of individual cells might not be so important for studying the heart or bones, but it is absolutely crucial to studying the immune system.

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