Nanoparticles Can Rip Your DNA Apart Without Ever Touching It (Gizmodo Australia)

If I could visualise nanoparticles, I’d think of them as crime bosses because apparently they can mess with DNA without ever having direct interaction. Like a true godfather, a nanoparticle commands obeying molecules to do the dirty work. (more…)
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This entry was posted on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 4:50 pm and is filed under Technology.