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HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Sarah C.P. Williams |
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Chemistry World March 30, 2006 Helen Carmichael |
Gene Therapists Swarm Round Honeycomb Lipid Researchers have synthesised a lipid molecule they say shows real promise in gene therapy. The lipid forms a novel honeycomb complex that the researchers claim is tailored to non-viral DNA delivery. |
Technology Research News March 23, 2005 |
Electricity controls biomolecules Dutch and German researchers have found a way to use electricity to control the way microtubules connect with kinesin-coated structures. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2014 David Bradley |
Elemental discoveries at the cellular level A combination of two high-power analytical techniques -- synchrotron radiation microscopy and atomic force microscopy -- has allowed Italy scientists to map vital elements in a single cancer cell. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2006 Yfke Hager |
Biomolecular Traffic Control Dutch researchers have developed a biomotor that steers microtubules to a specific location on a chip. The breakthrough takes nanotechnologists a step closer to developing finely controlled nanometer-scale transport systems. |
Technology Research News May 19, 2004 |
Junctions Expand Nano Railroads Researchers from the University of Washington and Sandia National Laboratories have co-opted cell proteins for use in track networks that can be integrated into nanotechnology devices to shuttle tiny amounts of materials around. |
Chemistry World January 15, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Blowing up brain tissue with swelling polymer delivers sharper images A new microscopic technique that magnifies specimens by blowing them up like a balloon could make it easier to produce high resolution images of cells and tissues. |