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Using nanoparticles to transport microRNAs against Muscular Dystrophy to muscle stem cells

The scientists demonstrate that it is possible to specifically deliver the treatment to the muscle stem cells, avoiding accumulation in other organs.

February 25, 2025 Read more

DNA origami suggests route to reusable, multifunctional biosensors

Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker sensors for quickly detecting proteins in bodily fluids, eliminating the need to send samples out to lab centers for testing.

February 25, 2025 Read more

For success in bioelectronics, build with nature-inspired design

Researchers have 3D printed bioelectronic scaffolds that have the properties cells need to form new tissue.

February 19, 2025 Read more

Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

Scientists have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots via nanoparticles, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

February 18, 2025 Read more

Refining the CRISPR scissors

Scientists unveil novel anti-CRISPR protein mechanism for precise control of genome editing technologies.

February 17, 2025 Read more

New lipid nanoparticle platform delivers mRNA to the brain through the blood-brain barrier

The findings, demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue, could expand treatment options for neurological and psychiatric diseases.

February 17, 2025 Read more

Graphene-based membranes improve dialysis efficiency with protein-stabilizing design

Researchers develop graphene-based dialysis membranes that enhance filtration efficiency while reducing protein loss for improved treatment.

February 14, 2025 Read more

Nanotechnology shows the way to future food crops

Nanoparticle technology could help fine-tune plant genes to increase crop yield and improve food quality.

February 14, 2025 Read more

Scientists discover mechanism driving molecular network formation

Scientists have identified a new property, interface flexibility, that controls how certain molecules naturally self-organize into crystalline supramolecular networks.

February 13, 2025 Read more

Scientists develop innovative DNA hydrogels for sustained drug release (w/video)

Researchers develop optimized DNA hydrogels using minimized Takumi-shaped DNA nanostructures with potential biomedical applications.

February 13, 2025 Read more

Researchers discover new way to customize living materials for tissue engineering, drug delivery and 3D printing

Researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials (ELMs), enabling more precise control over their structure and how they respond to deformation forces like stretching or compression.

February 5, 2025 Read more

Nature-inspired nanotechnology uses genetic drugs as immunotherapy

Scientists rebuild the body's own proteins and fats into nano delivery vans that get genetic medicines to exactly the right place in the body.

February 3, 2025 Read more

Individual cells can be connected to plastic electrodes

Researchers have succeeded in creating a close connection between individual cells and organic electronics. The study lays the foundation for future treatment of neurological and other diseases with very high precision.

January 28, 2025 Read more

New method enables protein labeling of tens of millions of densely packed cells in organ-scale tissues (w/video)

Tissue processing advance can label proteins at the level of individual cells across whole, intact rodent brains and other large samples just as fast and uniformly as in dissociated single cells.

January 24, 2025 Read more

Researchers pioneer DNA-tagged gold nanoparticles for targeted cancer treatment

A novel method enhances the precision of cancer treatment using gold nanoparticles tagged with DNA barcodes.

January 24, 2025 Read more

How DNA could power future quantum computers

A recent study demonstrates the potential of nuclear electric resonance to control the nuclear spins of nitrogen atoms in DNA using electric field gradients, thereby achieving artificial intervention to manipulate DNA for computation.

January 23, 2025 Read more

In the hunt for new and better enzymes, AI steps to the fore

Combing through scads of DNA, chemical structure, and functional data, researchers have created an AI-guided platform that helps design, build, and test powerful new enzymes.

January 23, 2025 Read more

Final synthetic yeast chromosome unlocks new era in biotechnology

Construction of the final synthetic chromosome completes more than a decade of global effort to create the first designer genome.

January 22, 2025 Read more