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'Rolling' DNA-based motor
A Purdue University professor is part of a research team that created a DNA-based motor that "rolls" rather than "walks" and is 1,000...
Dec 3, 20152 min read


Cells starved of oxygen and nutrients condense their DNA
Findings of a new study may help researchers to discover ways of treating diseases such as heart attack, stroke, and cancer Scientists at...
Nov 10, 20153 min read


Nanoscale Autonomous Walking Machine from DNA
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a nanoscale machine made of DNA that can randomly walk in any direction...
Nov 3, 20152 min read


First Complete Pictures of Cells' DNA-Copying Machinery
The first-ever images of the protein complex that unwinds, splits, and copies double-stranded DNA reveal something rather different from...
Nov 3, 20154 min read


Nuclear membrane repairs the ‘dark matter’ of DNA
Scientists have found a new function of the nuclear membrane, the envelope that encases and protects DNA in the nucleus of a cell — it...
Nov 2, 20153 min read


Detecting HIV diagnostic antibodies with DNA nanomachines
A nanoscale machine composed of synthetic DNA can be used for the rapid, sensitive and low-cost diagnosis of many diseases, including HIV...
Oct 7, 20152 min read
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