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New Modular Nanoparticle Technology Opens the Door to a Variety of Therapeutic Approaches

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed modular nanoparticles that can be easily customized to target different biological entities such as tumors, viruses or toxins.

31 Oct 2023

DNA-Origami Nanoengine Performing Pulsing Movements

An international team of scientists has just invented a revolutionary form of DNA nano-engine.

20 Oct 2023

DNA Data Storage: The Next Frontier in Computer Technology

The hereditary molecule DNA can store a great deal of information over long periods of time in a very small space. For a good ten years, scientists have therefore been pursuing the goal of developing DNA chips for computer technology, for example for the long-term archiving of data.

25 Aug 2023

New Mechanism Regulating Tumor Growth in the Skeleton Identified

Tumor cells are known to be fickle sleeper agents, often lying dormant in distant tissues for years before reactivating and forming metastasis. Numerous factors have been studied to understand why the activation occurs, from cells and molecules to other components in the so-called tissue microenvironment.

11 Aug 2023

Engineers Develop Nanoscale Tattoos to Track the Health of Individual Cells

Engineers have created nanoscale tattoos, which are dots and wires that adhere to living cells, bringing investigators one step closer to monitoring the health of individual cells.

8 Aug 2023

New Nanopore Technology Can Identify Single-Molecule Protein Variations

A group of researchers guided by the University of Oxford has made significant progress in detecting changes in protein structures. The method, which was published in Nature Nanotechnology, uses novel nanopore technology to detect structural variations at the single-molecule level, even deep within long protein chains.

2 Aug 2023

Scientists Develop Nanofiber Scaffold to Grow Retinal Cells

Scientists have found a way to use nanotechnology to create a 3D 'scaffold' to grow cells from the retina –paving the way for potential new ways of treating a common cause of blindness.

31 Jul 2023

RNA-Based CATCH Strategy Aims to Activate Dendritic Cells

Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate dendritic cells-;which play a key role in immune response-;that eradicated tumors and prevented their recurrence in mouse models of melanoma.

28 Jul 2023

Bioengineers Harness 3D Printing to Create Functional Heart Ventricle

Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures.

28 Jul 2023

Uncovering New Insights into Virus Self-Assembly

Griffith University researchers were instrumental in controlling the way viruses are assembled by using DNA “origami” templates.

18 Jul 2023

Extrusion-Mediated Self-Renewal: A New Way for Kidney Cells to Stay Healthy

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have discovered a previously unknown "housekeeping" process in kidney cells that ejects unwanted content, resulting in cells that rejuvenate themselves and remain functioning and healthy.

14 Jul 2023

Gene Recognition of CRISPR-Cas Visualized With New Method

A novel technique has been devised by researchers from the University of Leipzig and the University of Vilnius in Lithuania to monitor the smallest twists and torques of molecules in milliseconds.

13 Jul 2023

AI-Aided Sensor Offers Hope for Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases

By combining multiple advanced technologies into a single system, EPFL researchers have made a significant step forward in diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

13 Jul 2023

The Future of Nanobiotechnology: Ethical Considerations

Prosthetics moved by thoughts. Targeted treatments for aggressive brain cancer. Soldiers with enhanced vision or bionic ears.

13 Jul 2023

Revolutionizing Drug Design with Light-Activated Molecular Machines

Cells “talk” to one another to coordinate crucial biological activities such as immune activation, muscle contraction, hormone release, neuronal firing, and digestion using calcium signaling as a primary mechanism.

11 Jul 2023

New Method Provides Near-Perfect Control Over the Manipulation of Individual Molecules

Aleksandra Radenovic, Head of the School of Engineering’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, has spent years working to enhance nanopore technology, which primarily involves a molecule like DNA through a tiny pore in a membrane to quantify an ionic current.

20 Jun 2023

How Do Protons Move in Hachimoji DNA?

According to quantum biologists at the University of Surrey, revealing the potential of lab-crafted DNA, called synthetic DNA, holds the key to innovative breakthroughs across multiple domains.

6 Jun 2023

Altered Anti-Nausea Drug can Penetrate Cells and Provide Sustained Pain Relief

Altering the chemical properties of an anti-nausea drug enables it to enter an interior compartment of the cell and provide long-lasting pain relief, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center.

23 May 2023

UMass Amherst Researcher Receives New Innovator Grant

Lutz Grossmann is on a scientific quest to develop tasty, animal-free protein that has a minimal carbon footprint and is generated without the use of agricultural land, which is a common and more stressed source of the world’s food supply.

27 Apr 2023

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

A potential immunotherapy method for treating metastatic melanoma is adoptive cell therapy (ACT). The method, which utilizes the use of immune cells extracted from the patient’s own tumors, could offer cancer patients new options for treatment by eschewing radiation therapies and harsh chemotherapy drugs.

11 Apr 2023