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Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Quantum Dots

Illustration showing how this new novel nanotechnology simultaneously ‘fishes’ for multiple viruses or viral variants using different DNA nanobait that are designed to target specific viral sequences.

Fishing for Viruses With DNA Nanobait

Lipid nanoparticle delivers treatment to a cancer cell.

Researchers Develop a CRISPR-Based Therapy That Penetrates Solid Tumors

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Harvard Chemist Found Guilty of Lying About Chinese Funding

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National Cancer Institute Will Stop Funding Nanotechnology Centers

Nanoparticles Let Mice See Near Infrared Light

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Image of the Day: 3-D Nanofibers

DNA Robots Target Cancer

Image of the Day: Mobile Nanotweezers

Top Technical Advances in 2017

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Cargo-Sorting DNA Robots

Tiny Motors Deliver Ulcer Medication in Mouse Stomachs

Building Nanoscale Structures with DNA

DNA Origami

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Molecular Machinists Win Nobel

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Leveraging AI for Analyzing Cell Transfection Efficiency

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Agilent Announces the Enhanced 8850 Gas Chromatograph

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies