Cancer-fighting nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy tumors

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Cancer-fighting nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy tumors

Study shows first applications of DNA origami for nanomedicine In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience

Sneak peek inside ASU's Biodesign C expansion under construction

Biodesign C, the $120 million building expansion of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, continues to rise along Rural Road at ASU’s Tempe campus. Much of the building is

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Tuberculosis, then and now: From Old West to a new test to rapidly identify worldwide infections

Tuberculosis, once better known as consumption for the way its victims wasted away, has a long and deadly history, with estimates indicating it may have killed more people than any

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Male mutations are driving evolution. How’s that working out?

The word mutation conjures many images in the popular mind, virtually all of them negative. Mutations in the human genome cause crippling birth abnormalities and are the source of innumerable

The alien within: Fetal cells influence maternal health during pregnancy (and long after)

Parents go to great lengths to ensure the health and well-being of their developing offspring. The favor, however, may not always be returned. Dramatic research has shown that during pregnancy,

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Going bananas for vaccines

Recently, ASU scientist Charles Arntzen’s pioneering plant-based vaccine efforts were highlighted in an article in the Los Angeles Times covering the history of bananas and genetic engineering. LA Times health

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Perils of plastics: Risks to human health and the environment

Plastics surround us. A vital manufacturing ingredient for nearly every existing industry, these materials appear in a high percentage of the products we use every day. Although modern life would