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DNA origami: Unfolding risk? – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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2018-01-26 NEWS

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

DNA origami: Unfolding risk?
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Defense Department, in a 2015 technical assessment report on synthetic biology, mentioned Rothemund’s work and noted that “the folding properties of DNA [were leveraged] to create precise carbon-nanotube junctions which demonstrated field-effect

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CRISPR’s Comrades in Arms Discovered in Microbial Genomes
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
CRISPR doesn’t stand against bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—all by itself. No, this bacterial immune system has fellows deep in the microbial genome’s ranks. When these ranks were subjected to systematic inspection by researchers at the

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Barron’s

Solid Biosciences Completes IPO
Barron’s
The safety of Solid’s gene therapy also is an issue following the recent resignation by Dr. James Wilson, one of the leading scientists in the field, from Solid’s scientific advisory board due to apparent concerns about the safety of Solid’s gene

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