 Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows June 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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A new study by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, hints that carbon nanotubes may be toxic to microorganisms. When cultures of a certain key protozoan, a single-cell organism, ... | |
 Nanobacteria – Are They Alive? April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 85 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. | |
 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
 Carbon nanotube injectors probe living cells without damage June 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 55 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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Detoxifying Nerve Agents Using Functionalized Polymer Nanofiber Membranes July 10, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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A group of scientists from the National University of Singapore published a study in the May 30th issue of Nanotechnology, which developed polymer nanofiber membranes with a synthesized catalyst to detoxify nerve agents. | |
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