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Light-induced acceleration of intracellular delivery
Researchers used light-induced convection with the aid of superradiance to achieve enhanced permeability of the cell membrane, by locally concentrating biofunctional molecules, including cell-penetrating peptides
March 6, 2023 Read more
Purification of DNA nanostructures from hydrophobic aggregates
The new method for purifying hydrophobic DNA nanostructures could accelerate the development of molecular robots.
March 6, 2023 Read more
Biomolecular sliding at the nanoscale
Scientists report the discovery of a biomolecular dynamical process likely relevant to gene expression. The process, revealed by means of high-speed atomic force microscopy, involves DNA and its packaging molecules.
March 6, 2023 Read more
Developing nanoprobes to detect neurotransmitters in the brain
Researchers synthesize fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles to sense small neurotransmitter molecules and understand how they govern brain activity
March 3, 2023 Read more
DNA repair discovery could improve biotechnology (w/video)
Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown aspect of how DNA double-stranded breaks are repaired.
March 2, 2023 Read more
Getting drugs across the blood-brain barrier using nanoparticles
The nanoparticles target a protein on tumor blood vessel cells called P-selectin and result in improved treatment of a model of aggressive pediatric brain cancer.
March 2, 2023 Read more
Using light to connect molecules
Researchers observe abiotic peptide bond formation triggered by UV light.
March 2, 2023 Read more
Scientists use new optical tweezer technology to study DNA repair
Researchers have developed a novel system to greatly improve visualization of how DNA repair proteins identify and bind to DNA damage.
March 2, 2023 Read more
Lipid nanoparticles highly effective in gene therapy
Lipid nanoparticles have been used to encapsulate CRISPR-Cas9 and deliver it to cells in mice, where it was highly effective at knocking down expression of a target protein.
March 2, 2023 Read more
New purification method with specialized nanoparticles could make protein drugs cheaper
Researchers find specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor.
February 28, 2023 Read more
Your gut's microbiome, on a chip
Organ-on-a-chip devices simulate the gastrointestinal system to examine food and drug metabolism without clinical trials or animal models.
February 28, 2023 Read more
Scientists unveil plan to create biocomputers powered by human brain cells
Scientists unveil a revolutionary path to drive computing forward: organoid intelligence, where lab-grown brain organoids act as biological hardware.
February 28, 2023 Read more
Using RNA origami to build more ideal and functional RNA particles (w/video)
RNA nanosatellite leads researchers to the discovery of rules and mechanisms for RNA folding that will make it possible to build more ideal and functional RNA particles for use in RNA-based medicine.
February 27, 2023 Read more
World's fastest laser camera films combustion in real time
By illuminating a sample surface with short laser beam pulses, it is possible to film sequences of various chemical and physical reactions. A research team has now developed the world's fastest single-shot laser camera, which is at least a thousand times faster than today's most modern equipment for combustion diagnostics.
February 27, 2023 Read more
Electrodes grown in the brain - paving the way for future therapies for neurological disorder
The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body's molecules as triggers. The result paves the way for the formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms.
February 23, 2023 Read more
Researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology
Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination.
February 23, 2023 Read more
3D printing with bacteria-loaded ink produces bone-like composites
Researchers have developed a method for 3D-printing an ink that contains calcium carbonate-producing bacteria. The 3D-printed mineralized bio-composite is unprecedently strong, light, and environmentally friendlly.
February 23, 2023 Read more
Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body
A newly developed biosensor features superhydrophobic material that measures sweat vapor without absorbing water.
February 23, 2023 Read more