Peptide nanotubes result from the self-assembly of cyclic peptides, which are structured from alternating D- and L-amino acids. This assembly leads to stable beta-sheet formations that curl into ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Most cancer patients are diagnosed after tumors have already grown large or spread, posing major challenges for treatment. Traditional therapies, such as surgery, chemotherapy, ...

Cycled enough times, the yield rockets from 50% to upward of 95%, with few parasitic products remaining. This error-correction mechanism, also known in biology as "proofreading," could make ...

A collaboration of scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Birmingham has explored a more effective and less toxic way of delivering genetic material into cells, a challenge ...