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Led by bioengineering professor Xing Wang, Illinois researchers developed drug-delivering DNA aptamers that target elusive leukemia stem cells. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch
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Associate Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, is also the Associate Director for Education at the Cancer Center at Illinois. / L. Brian Stauffer
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Zeynep Madak-Erdogan Leads New ‘Voices of Cancer’ Project
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Nilmani Singh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor Huimin Zhao, and Yujie Yuan developed the automated platform FAST-NPS to accelerate bioactive natural product discovery. / Isaac Mitchell
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New automated method increases the efficiency of bioactive natural product discovery
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Biochemistry professor Nash Kalsotra
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New study sheds light on liver maturation, specialization
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Brian Cunningham (left) wrote the foreword for IGB Fellow Seemesh Bhaskar’s (right) recently published book, “Nano-engineering at Functional Interfaces for Multidisciplinary Applications.” / Isaac Mitchell
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IGB Profile: Seemesh Bhaskar
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Illinois researchers developed a nanorobotic hand made of DNA that can grab viruses for detection or inhibition. In this artist’s rendering, three “NanoGripper” hands wrap around a COVID-19 virus. Image courtesy of Xing Wang
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Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry
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