Researchers use DNA origami to generate tiny mechanical devices that deliver a drug that cuts off the blood supply to tumors in mice.
Three new strategies for using DNA to generate large, self-assembling shapes create everything from a nanoscale teddy bear to a nanoscale Mona Lisa.
Meet some of the people featured in the July/August issue of The Scientist.
Will complex, folded synthetic DNA molecules one day serve as capsules to deliver drugs to cancer cells?
The versatility of geometric shapes made from the nucleic acid are proving useful in a wide variety of fields from molecular computation to biology to medicine.
Scientist to Watch Shawn Douglas explains the annual competition he established to introduce students to molecular programming.
Erroneous characterization of nanomaterials can misinform the study of a new medicine’s safety and efficacy.
From bioimaging to drug delivery and therapeutics, nanotechnology is poised to change the way doctors practice medicine.
Researchers construct nanoscale DNA cages that could eventually be used to deliver drugs to target tissues.
After implantation, the tissue developed blood vessels and became integrated into neuronal networks in the animals’ brains.
The nationwide experiment will initially include around 100,000 volunteers.
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
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