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Chemistry World November 27, 2007 James Mitchell Crow |
A Flare for Gene Silencing US scientists have developed nanoparticle probes coated with DNA that release fluorescent 'flares' when they silence genes inside cells. |
Chemistry World May 24, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Chad Mirkin named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year In particular, the award recognises Mirkin's development and successful commercialization of spherical nucleic acids. He has more than 900 patents to his name and has founded four spin-out companies. |
Chemistry World October 20, 2009 James Urquhart |
Gold nanoparticles give super sensitive cancer test The recurrence of prostate cancer could soon be spotted years earlier thanks to a new highly sensitive test developed by US and Austrian researchers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 30, 2007 |
Tomorrow's Drugs A look at the seven top therapies and technologies vying to deliver the next generation of drugs. |
Chemistry World January 11, 2008 John Bonner |
DNA Nanoparticles Detect Gene Expression US scientists have made nanoparticles from DNA that they say could be used to identify the genes being expressed in a single cell. |
Chemistry World June 14, 2007 James Mitchell Crow |
Young-Ish Giants Party On Chemist Fraser Stoddart celebrated his 65th birthday in scholarly style last week, with a group of chemistry's rising stars that raised a glass - and a slide or two - in his honor. |
Chemistry World June 2, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Simple sensor can spot cancer markers in minutes An electrochemical sensor that can detect specific mutant nucleic acids from cancers in blood samples could allow quick and cheap 'liquid biopsies'. |
Bio-IT World October 14, 2004 Robert M. Frederickson |
Nanosphere Strikes Gold Recently, scientists at Nanosphere developed a colorimetric method for DNA detection that obviates the need for target or signal amplification. |
Chemistry World June 9, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Artificial virus silences genes Scientists in Korea have created an artificial virus that can target the nucleus of cancer cells and knock out specific genes. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Lucks & Arkin |
Synthetic Biology's Hunt for the Genetic Transistor How genetic circuits will unlock the true potential of bioengineering |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
New Cancer Therapies As cancer research explodes, the availability of new and innovative interventions is expanding almost daily. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2011 Sarah Farley |
Detecting diseases with DNA sensors DNA sensors detect pathogenic and genetic diseases by binding to target DNA strands that are related to the disease and giving a signal that shows how much of the DNA is present. |
Chemistry World January 19, 2009 Manisha Lalloo |
Synthetic HDL could boost body's 'good cholesterol' US scientists say gold nanoparticle based therapies could be used to help boost levels of good cholesterol in our bodies. |
Chemistry World January 2012 |
DNA motors on With the relentless rise of DNA nanotechnology's popularity, Emma Davies explores the role chemistry has played in its success |
Chemistry World February 6, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Better Detection of DNA Synthesis Researchers in the US have developed a new way to detect DNA synthesis in living cells by using click chemistry -- the concept of reacting together two 'high energy' molecules that 'click' together efficiently under mild conditions. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2005 Prachi Patel Predd |
Riding Life's Twists and Turns How a strand of DNA launched the co-founder of Nanogen's career in the technology behind DNA microarrays. |
Bio-IT World March 17, 2004 |
Nano-Writing with Bio-Inks Nanolithography comes to bioarrays. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2008 Jonathan Edwards |
DNA Helps Nanoparticles Crystallize Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Schoenbach et al. |
Zap Extreme voltage could be a surprisingly delicate tool in the fight against cancer. The list of effects that scientists have achieved using nanoseconds-long pulses is growing rapidly, though their actual use as a medical treatment is still years away. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Combination nanoparticles to fight cancer Korean chemists have assembled a multitalented nanoparticle that can hunt down, treat, and illuminate cancerous cells. |
Chemistry World July 5, 2013 Philip Ball |
A self-assembled periodic table Efforts to rationalize other aspects of chemistry into periodic table analogues come with a degree of baggage. |
Chemistry World September 26, 2006 Fiona Case |
Synchronised Delivery for DNA and Drugs Polymer capsules that can simultaneously deliver drug molecules and DNA into a cell could boost the power of cancer treatments. |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Sounding the Alarm Details on how cells detect and respond to foreign DNA may provide clues to autoimmune diseases. |
Chemistry World March 21, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles successfully deliver RNA interference in cancer patients The system aims to exploit the phenomenon of RNA interference, where short sequences of double-stranded RNA, called small interfering RNA or siRNA, can trigger the disruption of the manufacture of certain proteins in a cell. |
Chemistry World March 15, 2010 James Urquhart |
All aboard the DNA nanotube Cargo-carrying DNA nanotubes that can rapidly release their load on demand have been made for the first time by Canadian researchers. |
Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Simon Perks |
Synthetic nanozymes silence hepatitis C Researchers at the University of Florida, US, have discovered that an artificial nanoparticle complex, known as a nanozyme, can help to treat viral infections by 'shutting off' their genetic material. |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Richard Saltus |
T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Anthony King |
Unnatural DNA links click for faster synthesis Human cells can still read strands of DNA correctly if they are stitched together using linkers not found in nature, a new study shows. |
Chemistry World January 31, 2008 John Bonner |
RNAi Scores Victory Against Crohn's Disease in Mice Thousands of people suffering from the debilitating gut condition Crohn's disease could experience relief from their symptoms through a technique that blocks production of a key protein in the inflammation process. |
Technology Research News May 5, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
DNA Bot Targets Cancer Researchers from Israel have constructed a molecular-size computer that is programmed to find signs of cancer cells, and when they are present, dispense DNA molecules designed to eradicate those cells. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2008 Manisha Lalloo |
DNA-rewinding protein discovered US scientists have found an enzyme that rewinds sections of DNA whose strands have mistakenly come apart. |
Managed Care August 2004 Thomas Morrow |
10,000 Cells on a Chip Signal Start of New Era of Diagnosis Diseases will soon be defined by biochemical pathways and genetic interactions. Biochips may identify patients likely to respond to therapeutic agents. All of this is a big deal for health plans. |
Wired September 2002 Amanda Griscom |
Take These Genes and Call Me in the Morning Gene vaccines may be relatively new, but they're the logical outgrowth of two familiar strands of medical science. |
Chemistry World April 19, 2012 Andy Extance |
Polymers perform non-DNA evolution Scientists have found that six polymer alternatives to DNA can pass on genetic information, and have evolved one type to specifically bind target molecules. |
Chemistry World January 20, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Programmable RNA promising for bio-compatible therapies Programmable nanostructures based on ribonucleic acid could be used as vessels for shipping therapeutic molecules into cells, according to US scientists. |
Chemistry World October 14, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Twist in the tale to improve gene therapy New insights into the physical properties of different forms of DNA could help to improve gene therapy, chemists in Spain and India say. |
Chemistry World August 10, 2015 Kira Welter |
Peptide glue may have held first protocell components together Electrostatic interactions induced by short, positively charged, hydrophobic peptides are all it takes to attach RNA to vesicle membranes. |
Chemistry World April 28, 2008 Victoria Gill |
Gene silencing gets fat A team of researchers in the US has developed fat-like nanoparticles that can carry fragments of RNA into cells, bring treatments based on gene silencing a step closer. |
Technology Research News July 30, 2003 Eric Smalley |
Chip senses trace DNA Handheld detectors could one day allow you to monitor your body for cancer, your water for chemicals, and your food for bacteria. This requires inexpensive electronics that are capable of detecting trace amounts of substances. One candidate is a chip containing DNA-tipped carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World April 16, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
DNA cube programmed for an exclusive reveal Scientists in Canada have made DNA cubes that are programmed to unzip and reveal molecules locked inside them in response to a carefully chosen trigger. |
Chemistry World August 26, 2014 Andy Extance |
No-frills coats set a trend for designer viruses Dutch scientists have built a simple model of viruses' protective coats in an attempt to create viral mimics that could fight diseases, as opposed to causing them. |
Chemistry World April 2, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Nucleic Acid Aids Clotting Researchers say they may have solved one of biochemistry's bloodier conundrums - the physiological reason why blood coagulates in the presence of 'foreign' surfaces such as glass. |
Chemistry World June 27, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells In an experiment reminiscent of the mind-control rays that featured prominently in B-movies from the 1950s, scientists in the US have used a magnetic field to alter the behavior of an animal. |
Chemistry World April 24, 2013 Rebecca Brodie |
DNA, Russian opera and blue suede shoes Duncan Graham is professor of chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He was recently appointed chair of the editorial board for Analyst, and will take up the role in 2014. His research areas include nucleic acid chemistry and synthetic chemistry for bioanalysis. |
Chemistry World March 20, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Medical Probes Get Easy to Spot Scientists in the US have created nano-scale medical probes that are visible via both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical microscopy. |
Industrial Physicist |
Biomimetic Nanotechnology Although biomimetic nanotechnology is in its infancy, with no applications yet reaching commercialization, the barriers in some cases lie mainly in scaling up production processes to industrial levels. |
Scientific American June 2008 Melinda Wenner |
How Cells Make Use of Random Biochemical Reactions New studies reveal how cells exploit biochemical randomness. |
Chemistry World July 18, 2014 Melissae Fellet |
Molecular computer calculates Ebola diagnosis A molecular computer could one day simplify analysis of biomedical assays like those used to diagnose Ebola, researchers say. |
Chemistry World July 28, 2009 Michael Gross |
DNA to direct and switch off chemo Researchers in the US have developed a new approach to cancer chemotherapy using short DNA strands to help target delivery of the drug directly to cancer cells, and 'call it off' should problems arise. |
Scientific American January 2009 Charles Q. Choi |
Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly? The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process occurs, John Pawelek thinks, when tumor cells fuse with white blood cells -- an idea that, if right, could yield new therapies |