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Researchers provide proof in humans of RNA interference using targeted nanoparticles (PhysOrg)
A California Institute of Technology (Caltech)-led team of researchers and clinicians has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticle — used as an experimental therapeutic and injected directly into a patient’s bloodstream — can traffic into tumors, deliver double-stranded small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and turn off an important cancer gene using a mechanism... »
Caltech-led Team Provides Proof in Humans of RNA Interference Using Targeted Nanoparticles (Caltech Today)
A Caltech-led team of researchers and clinicians has published the first proof that a targeted nanoparticleused as an experimental therapeutic and injected directly into a patient’s bloodstreamcan traffic into tumors, deliver double-stranded small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and turn off an important cancer gene using a mechanism known as RNA interference (RNAi). Moreover, the team... »
Nanotech robots deliver gene therapy through blood (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. researchers have developed tiny nanoparticle robots that can travel through a patient’s blood and into tumors where they deliver a therapy that turns off an important cancer gene. (more…) Related items Caltech-led Team Provides Proof in Humans of RNA Interference Using Targeted Nanoparticles (Caltech Today) Going For Gold With Novel Interventional Radiology Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer (redOrbit) Researchers... »
Arrowhead seeks to regain Nasdaq compliance (Whittier Daily News)
PASADENA - Arrowhead Research Corp., a nanotechnology company that commercializes new technologies, has received another 180-day grace period to regain compliance with Nasdaq Capital Market’s $1 minimum bid requirement. (read the story…) Related items Arrowhead Receives Additional 180-Day Grace Period to Comply with the NASDAQ $1.00 Minimum Bid Requirement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Arrowhead Reports Fiscal 2009... »
Nanotechnology: Scientists develop invisibility cloak (Moldova.org)
The development of invisible cloaks are many years away from becoming a reality, but some researchers in Germany are working in a new field that could also lead to more powerful microscopes and harness light to make electricity. The field is called transformation optics. Researchers are using nanotechnology, in which they create extremely small... »
