Breakthrough: Scientists used nanotubes to send signals to nerve cells May 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 95 vote(s)
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Texas scientists have added one more trick to the amazing repertoire of carbon nanotubes -- the ability to carry electrical signals to nerve cells. | |
Team develops DNA switch to interface living organisms with computers October 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Portsmouth, UK, have developed an electronic switch based on DNA - a world-first bio-nanotechnology breakthrough that provides the foundation for the interface between living organisms and ... | |
 First Direct Images of Carbon Nanotubes Entering Cells November 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 84 vote(s)
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For the first time, scientists have directly imaged carbon nanotubes entering and migrating within human cells, determining as a result that whether the nanotubes cause cell death depends on the dose and exposure ... | |
 Nanobacteria – Are They Alive? April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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Tiny particles called nanobacteria have intrigued researchers in many ways since their discovery 20 years ago, but perhaps the most controversial question they pose is whether or not they are alive. | |
UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells April 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 52 vote(s)
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Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer ... | |
Silica particle sparks life in protein December 05, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Tiny formless particles in water solution take on a well-ordered and functional structure as soon as they come into contact with nanoparticles of silica. A unique breakthrough by researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden ... | |
 Stretching DNA Yields Surprise August 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Most of us are familiar with the winding staircase image of DNA, the repository of a biological cell's genetic information. But few of us realize just how tightly that famous double helix is wound. | |
Carbon-Nanotube Toxicity Test Tricks Scientists September 05, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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Recent research has revealed that a standard cell-viability test may be causing carbon-nanotubes to “fake” toxicity. This work may explain why some studies have concluded that carbon nanotubes – which are being studied for ... | |
Nanoparticles can damage DNA, increase cancer risk April 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Tissue studies indicate that nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, could damage DNA and lead to cancer, according to research presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association ... | |
Researchers use laser, nanotechnology to rapidly detect viruses November 15, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Waiting a day or more to get lab results back from the doctor's office soon could become a thing of a past. Using nanotechnology, a team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a diagnostic test that can detect ... | |
Mayo Clinic study explores link between nanoparticles and kidney stones December 19, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have successfully isolated nanoparticles from human kidney stones in cell cultures and have isolated proteins, RNA and DNA that appear to be associated with nanoparticles. The findings, which appear ... | |
 Scientists develop high-resolution touch nano-sensor June 10, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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U.S. scientists reportedly have created a revolutionary sensor that can "feel" the texture on objects with a sensitivity equal to that of a human fingertip. | |
New light microscope sharpens scientists' focus August 10, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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A new light microscope so powerful that it allows scientists peering inside cells to discern the precise location of nearly each individual protein they are studying has been developed and successfully demonstrated by scientists ... | |
 Carbon nanotube injectors probe living cells without damage June 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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In order to investigate the processes that go on inside a single human cell—or even specific subcellular compartments—researchers need a device that is small and controlled enough to pass through ... | |
 Molecules autonomously propelled by polymerizing DNA strands September 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have fabricated a motor that runs autonomously, and is powered only by the free energy of DNA hybridization. The molecular motor was inspired by bacterial ... | |
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