Biodesign News

Cardineau chosen as Centennial Professor


Biodesign's Nickerson Speaks on Capitol Hill


Mayo Clinic, Biodesign Institute collaboration examines link between gut bacteria and obesity


Overview

Single molecule biophysics lies at the confluence of molecular medicine and nanotechnology. The Center uses nanotechnology to study physical processes on which life is based using the simplest model systems — those that exist on the level of a single molecule or several molecules. By doing this, researchers plan to gain a better understanding of gene regulation, molecular signaling and molecular transport in cells that will lead to improved biosensors and other new technologies. Read More »

Center News

Hao Yan honored with prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship

Hao Yan, a Biodesign Institute researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named the recipient of a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship. Read More »

Nanotechnology innovation may revolutionize gene detection in a single cell

Scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have developed the world’s first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures. The results, appearing in the January 11 issue of the journal Science, could have broad implications for gene chip technology and may also revolutionize the way in which gene expression is analyzed in a single cell. Read More »

“It is worth recalling that each neuron is, itself, a chemical computer of fantastic complexity, and that networks of just a few neurons are capable of learning and adapting in ways that supercomputers cannot.”

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