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Lipid Nanoparticles: Shaping Therapeutic Delivery
Researchers discover that clinically used lipid nanoparticles have diverse, previously unrecognized shapes and internal structures.
Nanoparticle Blueprints Reveal Path to Smarter Medicines
Synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering analysis helps reveal how variations in lipid nanoparticle shape and composition influence therapeutic performance.
SMART Protein Splicing Enables Programmable Cell Surfaces
Researchers develop new biotechnology tool that recognizes and responds to specific sets of molecules on a cell’s surface.
Biologists Engineer Larger, Tougher Crops for Fuel, Bioproducts
Disruption of plant gene boosts lignin production, growth, and immunity
