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Stanford chemists develop an ultra-sensitive test for cancers, HIV
Catching a disease in its earliest stages can lead to more effective therapies. Stanford chemists have increased the likelihood of...
Mar 11, 20163 min read


Nanoscale rotor and gripper push DNA origami to new limits
Dietz lab's latest DNA nanomachines demonstrate dynamics and precision Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have built...
Mar 7, 20163 min read


Counting molecules with an ordinary cell phone
Diagnostic health care is often restricted in areas with limited resources, because the procedures required to detect many of the...
Feb 24, 20163 min read


New microfluidic device may speed up DNA insertion in bacteria
Genetically engineering any organism requires first getting its cells to take in foreign DNA. To do this, scientists often perform a...
Feb 19, 20164 min read
Scientists Guide Gold Nanoparticles to Form "Diamond" Superlattices
Using bundled strands of DNA to build Tinkertoy-like tetrahedral cages, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National...
Feb 5, 20164 min read


Hepatitis virus-like particles as potential cancer treatment
UC Davis researchers have developed a way to use the empty shell of a Hepatitis E virus to carry vaccines or drugs into the body. The...
Feb 5, 20163 min read
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