Researchers Find Gold Nanoparticles Capable of Unzipping DNA
Researchers Find Gold Nanoparticles Capable of Unzipping DNA, Nanotechnology Now, June 21, 2012. New research from North Carolina State University finds that gold nanoparticles with a slight positive charge work collectively to unravel DNA’s double helix. This finding has ramifications for gene therapy research and the emerging field of DNA-based electronics. Dr. Anatoli Melechko, materials science and engineering, featured.
