A synthetic small molecule for rapid induction of multiple pluripotency genes in mouse embryonic fibroblasts ▶

Ganesh N. Pandian, Yusuke Nakano, Shinsuke Sato et al.

Cellular reprogramming involves profound alterations in genome-wide gene expression that is precisely controlled by a hypothetical epigenetic code. Small molecules have been shown …

Beam-assisted large elongation of in situ formed Li₂O nanowires ▶

He Zheng, Yang Liu, Scott X. Mao et al.

As an important component of the solid electrolyte interface in lithium ion batteries and an effective blanket breeding material in fusion reactor, the mechanical property of Li₂O …

Tuning Charge and Spin Excitations in Zigzag Edge Nanographene Ribbons ▶

Sudipta Dutta, Katsunori Wakabayashi

Graphene and its quasi-one-dimensional counterpart, graphene nanoribbons, present an ideal platform for tweaking their unique electronic, magnetic and mechanical properties by …

Separation and liquid chromatography using a single carbon nanotube ▶

Riju Singhal, Vadym N. Mochalin, Maria R. Lukatskaya et al.

Use of a single template-grown carbon nanotube as a separation column to separate attoliter volumes of binary mixtures of fluorescent dyes has been demonstrated. The cylindrical …

Nucleoprotein filament formation is the structural basis for bacterial protein H-NS gene silencing ▶

Ci Ji Lim, Sin Yi Lee, Linda J. Kenney et al.

H-NS is an abundant nucleoid-associated protein in bacteria that globally silences genes, including horizontally-acquired genes related to pathogenesis. Although it has been shown …

Single-Molecule Electrical Random Resequencing of DNA and RNA ▶

Takahito Ohshiro, Kazuki Matsubara, Makusu Tsutsui et al.

Two paradigm shifts in DNA sequencing technologies—from bulk to single molecules and from optical to electrical detection—are expected to realize label-free, low-cost DNA …