Science Daily

How 3D arrangement of DNA helps perpetuate the species

From fathers to children, the delivery of hereditary information requires the careful packing of DNA in sperm. But just how nature packages this DNA to prepare offspring isn't clear. Using new ...
ucdavis.edu

3D Genome Structure Guides Sperm Development

New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...
Nanowerk

3D 'printouts' at the nanoscale using self-assembling DNA structures

(Nanowerk News) A novel way of making 3D nanostructures from DNA is described in a study published in the renowned journal Nature ("DNA rendering of polyhedral meshes at the nanoscale"). The study was ...
NextBigFuture

Researchers Create Versatile 3D Nanostructures Using DNA “Bricks”

Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have created more than 100 three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures using DNA building blocks that function ...
Ars Technica

Here’s the first 3D glimpse of how DNA is packaged up in a single cell

In a first, researchers have worked out a way to unravel and model the tangled, 3D structures of intact mammalian genomes from individual cells. The new method, published Monday in Nature, could help ...
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DNA microscope creates 3D images of organisms from the inside out

Standard genetic sequencing approaches can tell you a lot about the genetic makeup and activity in a sample, like a piece of tissue or drop of blood. But they don't tell you where specific genetic ...
GEN

DNA Nanotechnology Goes 3D

In Science Magazine’s November 30 cover story, researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute reported that they had created 100 three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures using DNA building blocks that function ...
Phys.org

3D DNA looping discovery in rice paves the way for higher yields with less fertilizer

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while using less nitrogen fertilizer. The finding, published in Nature Genetics by ...
New Scientist

3D-printed bunny contains DNA instructions to make a copy of itself

A 3D-printed polyester rabbit has been embedded with DNA that contains a blueprint for printing additional bunnies. Using the information, researchers have replicated the rabbit several times, ...
Science Daily

Forget 3D printing—DNA and water now build tiny machines that assemble themselves

Imagine if you could "print" a tiny skyscraper using DNA instead of steel. That’s what researchers at Columbia and Brookhaven are doing—constructing intricate 3D nanostructures by harnessing the ...
EurekAlert!

3D-BRICKS: using DNA to create a new family of 3-dimensional nanotransistors

Genoa (Italy), 24 August 2023 – Using DNA technologies to create a new generation of tiny electronics components at low production costs: this is the main goal of the European-funded project 3D-BRICKS ...