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A melanoma on human skin.
Minicells Shut Down Cancer’s Spread 
A nutrient-based nanomedicine stopped runaway tumor growth in mice by firing up a latent metabolic pathway.
Minicells Shut Down Cancer’s Spread 
Minicells Shut Down Cancer’s Spread 

A nutrient-based nanomedicine stopped runaway tumor growth in mice by firing up a latent metabolic pathway.

A nutrient-based nanomedicine stopped runaway tumor growth in mice by firing up a latent metabolic pathway.

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Building Nerf Gun Blasters from DNA Bricks
Laura Tran, PhD | Jan 11, 2024 | 3 min read
Researchers ingeniously repurposed DNA to assemble a miniaturized blaster at the molecular level.
Line drawings of Moungi Bawendi (left), Louis Brus (center), and Alexei Ekimov (right) from the shoulders up.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Quantum Dots
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Oct 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on quantum dots, which has applications in electronics and biomedicine.
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
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Scientists developed a novel nanotechnology that simultaneously detects multiple viruses from patient samples in less than an hour.
Lipid nanoparticle delivers treatment to a cancer cell.
Researchers Develop a CRISPR-Based Therapy That Penetrates Solid Tumors
Jennifer Zieba, PhD | Oct 10, 2022 | 3 min read
By packaging lipid nanoparticles with elements that decrease the fibrous nature of solid tumors, researchers can deliver CRISPR therapies in a more efficient manner.
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Harvard Chemist Found Guilty of Lying About Chinese Funding
Chloe Tenn | Dec 22, 2021 | 3 min read
In a win for the US Department of Justice’s China Initiative, Charles Lieber was convicted of hiding his financial ties to China from federal agencies.
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National Cancer Institute Will Stop Funding Nanotechnology Centers
Chia-Yi Hou | May 20, 2019 | 1 min read
The Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence were established in 2005 through several phases of funding, which are reported to end next year.
Nanoparticles Let Mice See Near Infrared Light
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 28, 2019 | 4 min read
Researchers injected the retinas of mice with nanoparticles that bound to photoreceptors and converted near-infrared light to green light that the animals could see.
Image of the Day: Cocoon
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 23, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers have taken inspiration from wild silk moths to craft fibers that can transport images.
Image of the Day: Nanobot Schematic
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Apr 13, 2018 | 1 min read
A magnetically controlled device could have applications in studies of cell biology and biophysics.
Image of the Day: Colorful Butterfly-Bot
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists engineered biomaterials similar to those chameleons use to change color and applied them to a robot.
Image of the Day: 3-D Nanofibers
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Mar 7, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers created a nanofibrous scaffold to see how it supports cell growth.
DNA Robots Target Cancer
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 12, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers use DNA origami to generate tiny mechanical devices that deliver a drug that cuts off the blood supply to tumors in mice.
Image of the Day: Mobile Nanotweezers
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Feb 1, 2018 | 1 min read
Magnetically-driven nanobots could be used to manipulate microscopic objects, including bacteria and fluorescent nanodiamonds.
Top Technical Advances in 2017
Shawna Williams | Dec 24, 2017 | 3 min read
The year’s most impressive achievements include new methods to extend CRISPR editing, patch-clamp neurons hands-free, and analyze the contents of live cells.
Image of the Day: Solar Butterfly
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 27, 2017 | 1 min read
The wings of black butterflies are inspiring the design of new solar-cell technology.
Cargo-Sorting DNA Robots
Ruth Williams | Sep 14, 2017 | 3 min read
Autonomous molecules that collect, carry, and sort different genetic packages usher in a new era for nucleic-acid robotics. 
Tiny Motors Deliver Ulcer Medication in Mouse Stomachs
Shawna Williams | Aug 16, 2017 | 1 min read
The mini machines treated infection somewhat better than antibiotics plus the typical proton pump inhibitor medication. 
Building Nanoscale Structures with DNA
Arun Richard Chandrasekaran | Jul 16, 2017 | 10+ min read
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.
DNA Origami
The Scientist | Jul 16, 2017 | 1 min read
Will complex, folded synthetic DNA molecules one day serve as capsules to deliver drugs to cancer cells?
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