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Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs

Scientists have developed technology to program strands of DNA into switches that turn proteins on and off. This technology could lead to the development of new cancer therapies and other drugs.

Mar 19th, 2018

Modified biomaterials self-assemble on temperature cues

Precisely ordered biomaterials could be used for drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound-healing.

Mar 19th, 2018

Making intricate images with bacterial communities

Working with light and genetically engineered bacteria, researchers are able to shape the growth of bacterial communities. From polka dots to stripes to circuits, they can render intricate designs overnight.

Mar 19th, 2018

New method manages and stores data from millions of nerve cells - in real time

A new method developed by researchers makes it possible to recode neural signals into a format that computer processors can use instantly.

Mar 19th, 2018

Researchers create a protein 'mat' that can soak up pollution

In a breakthrough that could lead to a new class of materials with functions found only in living systems, scientists have figured out a way to keep certain proteins active outside of the cell.

Mar 16th, 2018

Democratizing single-cell analysis (w/video)

Scientists have developed a new low-cost technique for profiling gene expression in hundreds of thousands of cells.

Mar 15th, 2018

Scientists map the portal to the cell's nucleus

The gateway to cellular headquarters has 552 components. A new map that shows how all these pieces fit together could help scientists study numerous diseases.

Mar 15th, 2018

'Body on a chip' could improve drug evaluation

Human tissue samples linked by microfluidic channels replicate interactions of multiple organs.

Mar 14th, 2018

DNA imaging made easy

New method offers a means of efficient and high-throughout technique to study the structure of DNA.

Mar 13th, 2018

Researchers identify key step in viral replication

In a new study, scientists showed how a common virus hijacks a host cell's protein to help assemble new viruses before they are released.

Mar 12th, 2018

Researchers successfully sequence total RNA of single cells

By combining a number of methods, researchers have developed a method that allows full-length sequencing of the total RNA of a single cell. The ability to do such full-length sequencing is important for understanding how single cells develop and function in biological systems.