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Monday, November 11, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Science News

ScienceDaily: Top Science News


Tiny self-assembling transport networks, powered by nano-scale motors and controlled by DNA created

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 03:44 PM PST

Tiny self-assembling transport networks, powered by nano-scale motors and controlled by DNA, have been developed by scientists.

HPV can damage genes, chromosomes directly by inserting own DNA into human DNA

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:28 AM PST

A study has identified a new mechanism by which the human papillomavirus (HPV) may contribute to cancer development. Using whole-genome sequencing, researchers show that strains of HPV that cause cervical, head and neck and other cancers can directly damage genes and chromosomes where they insert their DNA into human DNA.

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