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The computers inside your cells
Using strands of nucleic acid, scientists have demonstrated basic computing operations inside a living mammalian cell. The research could...
Jan 19, 20164 min read
NIST Simulates Fast, Accurate DNA Sequencing Through Graphene Nanopore
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have simulated a new concept for rapid, accurate gene sequencing...
Jan 15, 20163 min read
A ‘printing press’ for nanoparticles
This new technique could facilitate use of gold nanoparticles in electronic, medical applications Gold nanoparticles have unusual...
Jan 7, 20163 min read
NanoOK: Quality Control for portable, rapid, low-cost DNA sequencing
Scientists at TGAC have been putting Oxford Nanopore’s MinION sequencer through its paces with an open-source, sequence alignment-based...
Dec 21, 20153 min read
New microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes
State-of-the-art atomic force microscopes (AFMs) are designed to capture images of structures as small as a fraction of a nanometer — a...
Dec 14, 20154 min read
Viscous nanopores collapse according to universal law
Viscous nanopores, tiny holes punctured in fluid membranes, collapse according to a universal law, a Purdue University study shows. The...
Dec 3, 20153 min read
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