Let's do the twist: Spiral proteins are efficient gene delivery agents
Clinical gene therapy may be one step closer, thanks to a new twist on an old class of molecules.
Biochemistry
Dec 15, 2011
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News tagged with side chains
Making liquid crystals stand tall
Most liquid-crystalline displays contain rod-like molecules that quickly switch from one orientation to another when subjected to electric fields. This movement creates a shutter effect that turns light on and off at high ...
Materials Science
Nov 21, 2011
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Making light work of artificial muscles
A new form of self-assembling polymer film that bends and stretches when hit by light is pointing the way to a new family of functional materials. This flexing film is the first material to have been made by coaxing complex ...
Polymers
Jan 21, 2011
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