(Nanowerk Spotlight) Humanity's efforts to modify food plants is as old as farming itself, some 10,000 years. Before genetic engineering became possible, farmers have used simple selection inter- and ...

An important specialty in this field—and a signature area of study at the University at Albany's RNA Institute—is DNA ...

This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. Scientists are reporting an advance in overcoming a major barrier to the use of the genetic material RNA in nanotechnology — the field ...

Mirkin is one of only two Northwestern University faculty members to receive this prestigious award. He joins professor and IIN-affiliated faculty member Tobin J. Marks, who received the 2017 Harvey ...

“Primo posthuman — the 3M+ edition — more comfort, better performance, lower price,” touts the advertisement. The primo posthuman is ageless, has replaceable genes, allows for various upgrades, ...

The genetic building blocks that form the basis for life may also be used to build the tiny machines of nanotechnology, researchers said Thursday. A team at Purdue University said they had used ...

Contrary to claims on social media, COVID-19 vaccines using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology do not transform recipients from humans into “hybrids,” nor do they alter human DNA through nanotechnology.

(Nanowerk News) Scientists at Leipzig University, in collaboration with colleagues at Vilnius University in Lithuania, have developed a new method to measure the smallest twists and torques of ...

The Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced The Pat and Ian Cook Doctoral Program in Cancer Engineering, ...

Current gene therapies to treat sickle cell disease are complex, time-consuming, and are sometimes linked to serious side effects like infertility or blood cancer. To address these challenges, Johns ...

The Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH) is the premier multidisciplinary research institution of Greece, with eight diverse Institutes, and presence throughout the country. FORTH ...