Creating Crystals from Gold
Scientists from the LCN have revealed how materials such as gold can help create protein crystals. The team hope their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, could aid the discovery of new medicines and treatments. The Lead author; Professor Naomi...
DNA-based nanocontainers for drug delivery
Scientists from the LCN have engineered a novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicle which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system consists of self-assembled DNA nanopores embedded in nanometre-sized ‘bubbles’ known as polymersomes. Polymersomes...
Gold beads may boost cancer treatment
Scientists are investigating whether microscopic gold beads could make chemotherapy more effective, and reduce side effects for patients. The image below, which is from laboratory research conducted by LCN researcher Dr Andrew Thorley, from the National Heart and Lung...