cell & molecular biology, nanomedicine

When proverbs come true

Nearly 30 years after the discovery of tiny barrel-shape structures called vaults, their natural functions remain elusive. Nevertheless, researchers are beginning to put these nanoparticles to work in biomedicine.

Researchers develop a nanobiopsy technique for sampling the contents of living cells.

A roundup of recent research announced this week at the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).