Nanotechnology tools: DNA clamp to grab cancer before it develops

January 21, 2014

As part of an international research project, a team of researchers has developed a DNA clamp that can detect mutations at the DNA level with greater efficiency than methods currently in use. Their work could facilitate rapid screening of those diseases that have a genetic basis, such as cancer, and provide new tools for more advanced nanotechnology. The results of this research is published in the journal ACS Nano. (Nanowerk)