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Breaking through the mucus barrier
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Breaking through the mucus barrier

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: A NEW DRUG CAPSULE DEVELOPED AT MIT CAN HELP LARGE PROTEINS SUCH AS INSULIN AND SMALL-MOLECULE DRUGS BE ABSORBED IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT. THE CAPSULE HAS A ROBOTIC CAP THAT SPINS AND TUNNELS THROUGH THE MUCUS BARRIER WHEN IT REACHES THE SMALL INTESTINE, ALLOWING DRUGS CARRIED BY THE CAPSULE TO...