Researchers have devised a nanoscale sensor to electronically read the sequence of a single DNA molecule, a technique that is fast and inexpensive and could make DNA sequencing widely available.
Bio & Medicine
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Using an innovative genome sequencing technology, researchers assembled the complete genetic blueprint of two basmati rice varieties, including one that is drought-tolerant and resistant to bacterial disease. The findings, ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2020
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Devising renewable sources of energy is a key concern for scientists, political leaders and communities as the world comes to terms with the realities of climate change and the limits of the Earth's natural resources. In ...
Nanophysics
Oct 12, 2022
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Salk researchers have mapped the genomes and epigenomes of genetically modified plant lines with the highest resolution ever to reveal exactly what happens at a molecular level when a piece of foreign DNA is inserted. Their ...
Biotechnology
Jan 19, 2019
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University of Groningen scientists, led by Associate Professor of Chemical Biology Giovanni Maglia, have designed a nanopore system that is capable of measuring different metabolites simultaneously in a variety of biological ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 5, 2018
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A rapid, accurate way of testing for COVID-19 infection would be a big step in overcoming the virus' hold over our society. Now, Japanese researchers have developed a promising solution: a novel platform that couples nanopore ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 26, 2023
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A team of researchers at the University of Groningen has developed a multicomponent nanopore machine that approaches single molecule protein sequencing—it uses a design that allows for unfolding, threading and degrading ...
(Phys.org) —Since 2011, the Harvard research team that created Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces has demonstrated a spate of sleek applications for the super-slick coating known as SLIPS, which repels nearly any substance ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 14, 2014
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Research led by a Stanford scientist promises to increase the performance of high-power electrical storage devices, such as car batteries.
General Physics
Apr 6, 2017
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Imagine Bach's "Cello Suite No. 1" played on a strand of DNA.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 3, 2022
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