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A rapid, easy-to-use DNA amplification method at 37°C
Scientists in Japan have developed a way of amplifying DNA on a scale suitable for use in the emerging fields of DNA-based computing and...
Jun 15, 20192 min read
New microneedle technique speeds plant disease detection
Researchers have developed a new technique that uses microneedle patches to collect DNA from plant tissues in one minute, rather than the...
Jun 12, 20193 min read
Tiny light-up barcodes identify molecules by their twinkling
An imaging technique developed at Duke University could make it possible to peer inside cells and watch dozens of different molecules in...
Apr 17, 20192 min read
Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system
Computer scientists at Caltech have designed DNA molecules that can carry out reprogrammable computations, for the first time creating...
Mar 25, 20193 min read
Protocells use DNA logic to communicate and compute
The work provides a step towards chemical cognition in synthetic protocells and could be useful in biosensing and therapeutics. Molecular...
Mar 4, 20192 min read
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever changed protein engineering: directed...
Feb 27, 20193 min read
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