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'Nanofactories': Stopping Bacterial Infections Without Antibiotics

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at the A. James Clark School of Engineering could prevent bacterial infections using tiny biochemical machines - nanofactories - that can confuse bacteria and stop them from spreading, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 1 | with audio podcast




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'Bacterial dirigibles' emerge as next-generation disease fighters

Scientists today reported development of bacteria that serve as mobile pharmaceutical factories, both producing disease-fighting substances and delivering the potentially life-saving cargo to diseased areas of the body. They ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New molecular robot can be programmed to follow instructions

Scientists have developed a programmable "molecular robot" -- a sub-microscopic molecular machine made of synthetic DNA that moves between track locations separated by 6nm. The robot, a short strand of DNA, follows instructions ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists ratchet up understanding of cellular protein factory

(PhysOrg.com) -- Theoretical biologists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have used a New Mexico supercomputer to aid an international research team in untangling another mystery related to ribosomes -- those ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New nanotechnology analysis: tiny tech brings huge changes

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) today announced its first series of new research papers in which industry experts predict profound impacts of nanotechnology on society. Eleven original essays by members of ...

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created Mar 27, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Nanotechnology under the microscope

It has been hailed by some as a revolutionary science — and by others as a threat to mankind. The technology which spawned fears of unstoppable 'grey goo' taking over the planet and inspired the bestselling Michael Crichton nov ...

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