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New Artificial Cells Mimic Nature’s Tiny Reactors
Artificial cells that mimic their natural counterparts help scientists learn the secrets of complex processes, such as how plant cells...
Oct 7, 20152 min read


Tracking nanowalkers with light
A tiny gold rod walks across a surface guided by DNA and can be tracked step by step Nanotechnology is taking its first steps....
Sep 24, 20154 min read


Using DNA origami to build nanodevices of the future
Scientists have been studying ways to use synthetic DNA as a building block for smaller and faster devices. DNA has the advantage of...
Sep 1, 20151 min read


Building computers from DNA?
Scientists have found a way to ‘switch’ the structure of DNA using copper salts and EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) – an agent...
Aug 20, 20152 min read


Penn Researchers Use Nanoscopic Pores to Investigate Protein Structure
University of Pennsylvania researchers have made strides toward a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’s bases are read as they...
Aug 17, 20153 min read
Mutant cells that can't copy DNA keep dividing when they shouldn't
Researchers at USC have developed a yeast model to study a gene mutation that disrupts the duplication of DNA, causing massive damage to...
Aug 10, 20152 min read
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