00:03did you know cells move around they use what are called phillipodia or tiny tentacles to
00:08scoot and explore and a new study is finally providing a chance for us to understand them
00:12better according to the researchers from the niels bohr institute in denmark they do more
00:17than just reach out and touch things the microscopic tendrils are capable of changing
00:20shape and size and they allow the cell to push and pull themselves around with the researchers
00:25writing in their study quote these structures play a pivotal role in allowing cells to explore
00:30their environment generate mechanical forces perform chemical signaling or convey signals
00:34via intracellular tunneling nano bridges they liken them to rubber bands having a lot of the same
00:39mechanical abilities is something like an octopus tentacle but perhaps the strangest thing is that
00:44most if not all cell types have these tentacles even cancer cells which the researchers say cancer
00:49cells particularly robust phillipodia could be why they're so tenacious and understanding them better
00:55could provide another avenue of cancer treatment in the future
