Stories for Mar. 1, 2000 Bionic Chip Merges Living Biological Cell With Electronic Circuitry Experts Share Views on California Primary Brazilian First Lady Battles Poverty, Supports Youth in Her Native Country Newfound Quasar Wins Title 'Most Distant in the Universe' Got Health Insurance? Test Your Women's History IQ Sociologist Troy Duster Appointed to Lead An Expanded American Cultures Program Regular Features   Awards   Campus Calendar   News Briefs   Staff Enrichment		Top Story: Bionic Chip Merges Living Biological Cell With Electronic Circuitry The "bionic chip" features a living biological cell successfully merged with chip electronic circuitry for first time. The tiny cell, invisible to the naked eye, sits in a hole in the center of this chip. It is kept alive with an infusion of nutrients through the clear tubes. Red and black wires are part of the chip circuitry, the chip is mounted on a plastic slab making it large enough to hold.. Boris Rubinsky and Yong Huang photo
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