 DNA computing targets West Nile Virus, other deadly diseases October 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers say that they have developed a DNA-based computer that could lead to faster, more accurate tests for diagnosing West Nile Virus and bird flu. Representing the first "medium-scale integrated molecular ... | |
 A Ruler of Gold and DNA October 12, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Scientists from the U.S. Department Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a ruler made of gold nanoparticles and DNA that can measure the ... | |
Researcher shows that DNA gets kinky easily at the nanoscale November 03, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists have answered a long-standing molecular stumper regarding DNA: How can parts of such a rigid molecule bend and coil without requiring large amounts of force? According to a team of researchers from the United States ... | |
 Nanoparticles to aid brain imaging September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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If you want to see precisely what the 10 billion neurons in a person's brain are doing, a good way to start is to track calcium as it flows into neurons when they fire. | |
DNA gets new twist: Scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags' January 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Carnegie Mellon University scientists have married bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA nanostructure templates to make nanosized fluorescent labels that hold considerable promise for studying fundamental chemical and ... | |
 Researchers discover way to see how a drug attaches to a cell November 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Sandia National Laboratories researchers John Shelnutt and Yujiang Song have discovered a better way to see where a drug attaches to a cell through a new process that produces novel hollow platinum nanostructures. | |
Nano propellers pump with proper chemistry July 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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The ability to pump liquids at the cellular scale opens up exciting possibilities, such as precisely targeting medicines and regulating flow into and out of cells. But designing this molecular machinery has proven difficult. | |
 Nanoparticle assembly enters the fast lane October 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The speed of nanoparticle assembly can be accelerated with the assistance of the molecule that carries life's genetic instructions, DNA, a team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National ... | |
 With record resolution and sensitivity, tool images how life organizes in a cell membrane September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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What's the difference between a lifeless sack of chemicals and a living cell? It's all in the way they're organized, according to Stanford biophysical chemist Steven Boxer. With colleagues at Stanford, the ... | |
New methods for screening nanoparticles August 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses. | |
 MIT improves protein sorting with a new microchip February 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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A new MIT microchip system promises to speed up the separation and sorting of biomolecules such as proteins. The work is important because it could help scientists better detect certain molecules, or biomarkers, ... | |
Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Using a polymer that has both water-soluble and water-insoluble regions, a team of investigators from the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence has created a nanoparticle shaped like a bialy, a close relative ... | |
Temperature-Sensitive Nanoparticles Open New Avenues for Drug Delivery July 03, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Many types of nanoparticles can cross the cell membrane and deliver their therapeutic payload into tumor cells. In some instances, however, nanoparticles can become trapped inside endosomes, distinct compartments within a ... | |
Researchers use heated nanoprobes to destroy breast cancer cells in mice March 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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In experiments with laboratory mice that bear aggressive human breast cancers, UC Davis researchers have used hot nanoprobes to slow the growth of tumors -- without damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The researchers describe ... | |
 Nanowire 'barcode' system speeds biodetection in the field August 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers. | |
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