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Efficiency of Nanodrug Containing Antibiotics in Treatment of Infectious Diseases Evaluated

Iranian researchers produced a new type of antibacterial nanodrug in laboratorial research which reduces the consumption dosage by increasing the antibacterial effect of antibiotics as well as controlled release of drug.

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Researchers use DNA 'clews' to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have for the first time created and used a nanoscale vehicle made of DNA to deliver a CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells in both cell culture and an animal model.

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When the nanoclew comes into contact with a cell, the cell absorbs the nanoclew completely -- swallowing it and wrapping it in a protective sheath called an endosome. But the nanoclews are coated with a positively charged polymer that breaks down the endosome, setting the nanoclew free inside the cell. The CRISPR-Cas9 complexes can then free themselves from the nanoclew to make their way to the nucleus.

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Seeing quantum motion

Consider the pendulum of a grandfather clock. If you forget to wind it, you will eventually find the pendulum at rest, unmoving. However, this simple observation is only valid at the level of classical physics--the laws and principles that appear to explain the physics of relatively large objects at human scale. However, quantum mechanics, the underlying physical rules that govern the fundamental behavior of matter and light at the atomic scale, state that nothing can quite be completely at rest.

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Interstellar Seeds Could Create Oases of Life

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Witnessing the birth of a cosmic (radio) phoenix

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Iranian Scientists Use Artemisia Annua Plant to Produce Breast Cancer Drugs

Iranian researchers produced anti-breast-cancer drug by using Artemisia annua plant.

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Nanocatalysts improve processes for the petrochemical industry

By using supercomputers the team creates virtual atomic models that interact under different conditions before being taken to the real world, allowing savings in time and money.

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OECD GDP grows by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2015

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Percentage change on the previous quarter, seasonally adjusted data

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Antibacterial Nanocomposite Prevents Transmission of Infectious Diseases

Iranian researchers produced a sample of antibacterial nanocomposite that is able to prevent the transmission of infection and bacteria into human bodies.

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Intractable pain may find relief in tiny gold rods

A team of scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) has developed a novel technique using tiny gold rods to target pain receptors.

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Scientists have developed a technique that could lead to therapies for pain relief in people with intractable pain, potentially including cancer-related pain.