Gene Silencer And Quantum Dots Reduce Protein Production To A Whisper
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 21:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Fluorescent nanoparticles, called quantum dots, are dramatically better than existing methods for delivering a gene-silencing tool into cells. The quantum-dot chaperones help impede the cell's production of a given protein.
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