04 - 10 December 2017
The world's smallest Mona Lisa
New techniques in DNA self-assembly allow researchers to create the largest to-date customizable patterns with nanometer precision on a budget. Find source
Breakthrough of the Year!
On 21 December, the editors and news writers of Science will announce their selection of the most significant scientific breakthrough of 2017. Find source
Nine researchers sue University of Rochester over sexual-harassment allegations
Lawsuit alleges that the institution mishandled complaints about cognitive scientist Florian Jaeger. Find source
CRISPR-Cas9 technique targeting epigenetics reverses disease in mice
Scientists report a modified CRISPR-Cas9 technique that alters the activity, rather than the underlying sequence, of disease-associated genes. The researchers demonstrate that this technique can be used in mice to treat several different diseases. Find source
A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech
DNA bricks enable self-assembly of 3-D nanostructures from 10,000 unique components, advancing DNA nanotech from Mega to GigaDalton scale. Find source
