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Nanoparticles of DNA

Studying the Signaling Process in Neurons with Nanocapsules
Neurosteroids are biochemical that promote neurogenesis and neuron survival—as one would wish in [MORE]

Hand-Held DNA Sequencer Widely Adopted

MinION Sequencer
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Science Park, UK) has had threats of patent infringement against its MinION, after which the [MORE]

DNA Nanoswitches

DNA Nanoswitches Wyss Institute
By attaching binding molecules to one strand of double stranded DNA, it is possible to see, using [MORE]

“MyBabyGenome” @ $1,500

Whole Genome Sequencing
To the number of medical procedures that cost about $1,500, like extracting and storing umbilical cord blood, and [MORE]

Molecular Trigger for Drug Delivery

Quoting directly from the abstract of this piece, “. . . here we report the rational design of a modular [MORE]

Automating Rare Genetic Disease Diagnosis

DNA
Computational biologists at Cambridge University and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have written an algorithm called “PHenomeNET Variant [MORE]

Single Cell Electroporation

A lab team at Rutgers has combined a microfluidics device with electroporation apparatus to open cells as they flow through [MORE]

Genomics Using DNA Storage and Retrieval

DNA
Computer scientists have long marveled at DNA’s information storage capacity, and consequently have imagined how DNA itself might be used [MORE]

Tunable DNA

DNA
DNA can conduct an electrical charge, but as electrons move along a sequence, their pace is faster or slower according [MORE]

A Beneficial Mutation Against Heart Attack

ANGPTL4
In a DNA sequencing study that involved 54,000 SNPs, in 13,715 genes, among almost 73,000 patients with coronary artery disease [MORE]

Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques

Mitochondria
Barth syndrome, Glutaric aciduria, Leigh disease, Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency (et al) are rare metabolic disorders, usually inborn, that result from [MORE]

An App Store for Personal Genomics

The “industry” of consumer genomics has been slow to get off the ground, but that hasn’t stopped companies from trying. [MORE]

CRISPR meets the Digenome

Multiplex Digenome Seq
Thinking about the prospects of CASPR-Cas9 gene editing might bring to mind the title of Irving Stone’s biography [MORE]

High Fidelity DNA/Gold Particle Nanostructures

Gold Nanoparticles
Chemical engineers at McGill University in Montreal have reported a means for making nanoparticles that have high fidelity targeting [MORE]