cilia

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The resulting tissue contained multiple cell types found in the human airway, including mucus producing cells and cells with cilia.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

And hundreds of centrioles, intended for eventual construction of cilia at the cell surface, got stuck in the cell body.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Magnetic cilia -- artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles -- have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting objects and mixing liquids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Most magnetic cilia make use of 'soft' magnets, which do not generate a magnetic field but become magnetic in the presence of a magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

We are the delicate part, transient and vulnerable as cilia.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas