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Assembled DNA Nanostructures Without the Use of Magnesium Yield Greater Stability

Researchers at the University at Albany’s RNA Institute have demonstrated a new approach to DNA nanostructure assembly that does not require magnesium.

7 Jun 2023

Human cells shed light on basic squid biology

Squids and octopuses are masters of camouflage, blending into their environment to evade predators or surprise prey.

28 Mar 2023

Transforming the natural mineral shells of algae into functional perovskites

Perovskites are materials that are increasingly popular for a wide range of applications because of their remarkable electrical, optical, and photonic properties.

14 Mar 2023

Nanosatellite paves the way for developing RNA-based medicines

Researchers from Aarhus University and Berkeley Laboratory have designed RNA molecules, that folds into nanoscale rectangles, cylinders, and satellites, and have studied their 3D structure and dynamics with advanced nanotechnological methods.

28 Feb 2023

Scientists develop new design principles to improve cancer vaccines

A new way to significantly increase the potency of almost any vaccine has been developed by researchers from the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University.

1 Feb 2023

Plants can precisely tune the chemistry of petal surface to create bee-luring signals

Cambridge researchers led by CUBG Director, Professor Beverley Glover, have shown that plants can regulate the chemistry of their petal surface to create iridescent signals visible to bees.

25 Nov 2022

Broadening the scope of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing systems

A group of Northwestern University researchers has created a novel gene editing platform that might influence the future application of a nearly infinite library of CRISPR-based therapeutics.

7 Oct 2022

Study confirms the second-ever documented case of a plant creating blue berries

On a beautiful fall day in 2019, Miranda Sinnott-Armstrong was walking down Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado when something caught her eye: a small, particularly shiny blue fruit, on a shrub known as Lantana strigocamara.

15 Jun 2022

Computational DNA droplet recognizes a specific combination of tumor biomarker microRNAs

The formation of aqueous droplets in macromolecules by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) is a popular topic in life sciences research. DNA is particularly interesting among the numerous macromolecules that form droplets because it is predictable and programmable, both of which are desirable properties in nanotechnology.

6 Jun 2022

From Test Tube to Cell; Creating Biological Computers from RNA

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Sam Schaffter about his latest research that looked at creating biological computers using RNA and their role within research.

From National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 18 Apr 2022

Researchers develop a meaningful universal platform to identify multiple bacteria in seconds

Bacterial detection can take hours, if not days, to complete—wasting valuable time for diagnosing diseases and choosing treatments.

7 Mar 2022

Scientists develop DNA-based fluorescent nanoantenna to evaluate protein activity

Researchers at the Université de Montréal have developed a nanoantenna to track protein movements.

13 Jan 2022

Experts identify ways to manipulate capsule-like DNA structures

Biophysicists from Japan recently identified ways to create and manipulate capsule-like DNA structures that can be employed in the development of artificial molecular systems.

14 Dec 2021

Experts employ live cells to synthesize nanocrystals

The last decade exploited the cell as a powerful tool to perform unexpected tasks by artificial regulation.

8 Nov 2021

Experts discover effective means to design and build DNA nanostructures

Researchers recently identified the means to get the best DNA to communicate with membranes in the body.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 19 Oct 2021

Researchers develop a new way for pollution remediation

Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen. Meanwhile, farmers worldwide are coming to terms with a dwindling reserve of phosphate fertilizers that feed half the world's food supply.

1 Jun 2021

DNA origami helps track gene-editing processes

The genetic scissors, known as CRISPR/Cas9, the finding that received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, occasionally cut in places that they are not intended to target.

24 Feb 2021

INRS research team paves the way towards production of green hydrogen

A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has joined forces with French researchers from the Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), a CNRS-University of Strasbourg joint research lab, to pave the way towards the production of green hydrogen.

25 Jan 2021

Researchers design effective material to speed up the production of hydrogen fuel

Hydrogen is a sustainable source of clean energy that avoids toxic emissions and can add value to multiple sectors in the economy including transportation, power generation, metals manufacturing, among others.

22 Dec 2020

Researchers set a new record in X-ray microscopy

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy.

14 Dec 2020