A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

Covalent bonding is a widely understood phenomenon that joins the atoms of a molecule by a shared electron pair. But in ...

Innovative Takumi-shaped DNA hydrogels exhibit prolonged retention and drug release, showcasing their potential as biocompatible delivery systems in medicine.

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as sustained-release drug delivery systems as they can encapsulate various ...

Covalent bonding is a widely understood phenomenon that joins the atoms of a molecule by a shared electron pair. But in nature, patterns of molecules ...

A guardian molecule ensures that liver cells do not lose their identity. This has been discovered by researchers from the ...

Researchers optimized Takumi-shaped DNA nanostructures to form efficient hydrogels with minimal DNA units for sustained drug release and high retention abilities.

In a new study published in the Journal of Controlled Release, researchers from Tokyo University of Science attempted to minimize and optimize DNA nanostructures for making hydrogels. A Takumi-shaped ...

Hydrogels are polymeric materials with three-dimensional network structures containing large amounts of water. They serve as sustained-release drug delivery systems as they can encapsulate various ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.