Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry
A tiny, four-fingered "hand" folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly ...
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Tiny 4-fingered DNA robot hand grabs COVID virus, shields cells from infection
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has designed this tiny, robotic hand that could capture a virus, neutralizing its ...
DNA links California man to 1979 cold case murder, years after passing lie detector
Riverside, California, cold case homicide investigators used DNA technology to link a man who passed a lie detector in ...
Engineering DNA to mimic biological catch bonds with 'fish-hook' system
In a first-of-its-kind breakthrough, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers has developed an artificial adhesion system that ...
Their DNA Still Lives in Us, But Who Were the Denisovans?
It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Thanks to advances in DNA ...
TikTokker reveals how DNA test may have solved a notorious cold case — and landed her grandmother behind bars
Little did I know,” she said with a chuckle — cutting to how a year later a detective from the Michigan State Police called ...
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DNA origami builds nano-dinosaur, dancing robot 1000x thinner than human hair
Researchers use DNA origami to create programmable nanostructures, enabling drug delivery, adaptive materials, and more.
‘DNA Typewriters’ Can Record a Cell’s History
Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.
19-Year-Old Nancy Anderson Was Murdered in Her Honolulu Apartment in 1972. A DNA Sleuth Recently Cracked the Case
Nancy Anderson's mysterious murder is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates,' at 9/8c on ...
New mechanism in bacterial DNA enzyme opens pathways for antibiotic development
Researchers from Durham University, Jagiellonian University (Poland) and the John Innes Center have achieved a breakthrough ...
A cop took a DNA test. He learned his biological dad was locked up for murder.
My family is something I’d fight to the death for,” said Brad Ewell, a Texas police sergeant. “Family is also something that ...