• Vaccines developed from DNA nanostructures come one step closer to a clinical reality

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent microbial infection. Synthetic vaccines can combine a portion of a microbe, known as an 'antigen' together with an adjuvant that stimulates the immune system. Delivering both the adjuvant and antigen to the appropriate immune cells is challenging. DNA nanotechnology may provide a solution by acting as a scaffold to co-deliver both antigen and adjuvant. However, the potential of DNA nanostructure-based vaccines has only been demonstrated in vitro. Now, a team of researchers based out of Arizona State University demonstrated that DNA nanostructures with appended adjuvants could elicit antibody production against a model antigen in mice.

  • Employing weak interactions to engineer band structures in graphene

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
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  • Microfibers help virus fool the body's immune system

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    A key challenge in virus-based gene therapy is avoiding detection by the human immune system so that the virus would not be deactivated before it reaches its intended target. Now, researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have succeeded in circumventing the body's own defense mechanism by combining two IBN innovations.

  • More insights into water oxidation in artificial photosynthesis

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    Researchers carried out a comprehensive investigation to identify nanosized manganese oxides as the active catalysts for water oxidation in the reaction of some manganese complexes.

  • NANO KOREA 2012 to Exhibit at COEX, Seoul from August 16

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    The largest fair yet with no fewer than 550 booths and 350 companies from 11 countries.

  • Breakthrough leads to record efficiency for next-generation solar cells

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    Researchers from the University of Toronto and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology have made a breakthrough in the development of colloidal quantum dot (CQD) films, leading to the most efficient CQD solar cell ever.

  • 'Diving board' sensors key to DNA detection

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    A tiny vibrating cantilever sensor could soon help doctors and field clinicians quickly detect harmful toxins, bacteria and even indicators of certain types of cancer from small samples of blood or urine.

  • New research method provides better insights into the world of microbes

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    A team of Luxembourg-based researchers, working at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, has developed a research method that will allow scientists to study microbes in more depth than ever before.

  • Lindau Thailand 2012 opens

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:43
    The aims of Lindau Thailand follow the footstep of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting which is to "Educate, Inspire, and Connect" young researchers by allowing them to interact with peers and role models.

  • Sequencing Study IDs Ion Pump Gene in Rare Neurological Condition

    Updated: 2012-07-30 15:45:51
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  • DNA race to unlock ageing secrets

    Updated: 2012-07-24 07:28:53
    A race to unlock genetic clues behind living to 100 will begin next year, with a US team announcing its intention to compete for the $10m genetics X Prize.

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