Biological Science & Technology

Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which play an important role in producing blood cells. These...

A conductive polymer hydrogel could help repair damaged peripheral nerves. Courtesy: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05197. Injuries to peripheral nerves—tissues that transmit bioelectrical signals from the brain to...

ARTIDIS AG, a clinical stage health-tech company, announced today that its proprietary nanotechnology platform for cancer diagnosis has met the primary endpoint in the “NANO” clinical study. NANO was designed...

Molecular structure of the photo-responsive molecular switch (in the center) surrounded by solvent molecules. The scientists revealed a light-induced pedalo-type motion, which goes both forward and backward. The image is...

The study which was published in the journal Nature Communications ("Observation of giant spin-split Fermi-arc with maximal Chern number in the chiral topological semimetal PtGa") allows a fundamental understanding of...

Schematic illustration of highly catalytic CeO2/Mn3O4 nanocrystals preventing acute radiation syndrome. Credit: Institute for Basic Science Despite the wide application of radiation in diagnostics and treatments, there is still no...

Dr Karan Gulati. Photo courtesy University of Queensland Dr Karan Gulati, NHMRC Early Career Fellow from the UQ School of Dentistry, said modifying dental implants with ‘nanopores’ will help protect...

A unique nanoparticle to deliver a localized cancer treatment inhibits tumor growth in mice, according to a team of Penn State researchers. The nanoparticles, developed by Daniel Hayes, associate professor...

A team of scientists at the University of Vermont have invented a new tool—they call it a "nanocage"—that can catch and straighten out molecule-sized tangles of polymers. Once a knotty...

Synthesis of the macrocycles2and3: the sketch represents the estimated structure of the complex2/vitD3and self-assembly ofcomplex2/vitD3. Reagents and conditions: i–2-mercaptoethanesulfo-nic acid sodium salt (2-mercaptoacetic acid), NaH, DMF, 100 °C. Credit: Kazan...