Ionic liquids (ILs) are versatile solvents for a broad range of biotechnological applications.
Recent experimental and simulation results highlight the potential benefits of dilute ILs in …

In this study, we perform a thermal curve analysis with terahertz (THz) metamaterials to
develop a label-free identification tool for pathogens such as bacteria and yeasts. The …

Background GC pairs are generally more stable than AT pairs; GC-rich genomes were
proposed to be more adapted to high temperatures than AT-rich genomes. Previous studies …

Promoter sequences are important genetic control elements. Through their interaction with
RNA polymerase they determine transcription strength and specificity, thereby regulating the …

We report the effect of chemical and physical treatments on the structural stability of DNA
origami nanostructures. Our result shows that DNA nanostructure maintains its shape under …

Promoters are the key drivers of gene expression and are largely responsible for the
regulation of cellular responses to time and environment. In Escherichia coli, decades of …

Hybridization chain reaction (HCR) was a significant discovery for the development of
nanoscale materials and devices. One key challenge for HCR is the vulnerability to …

Biofilms are the most common growth types of microorganisms. These complex communities
usually consist of different species and are embedded in an extracellular matrix containing …

Thermophysical properties in the melting range of cytosine, one of the five nucleobases of
DNA and RNA, are hard to determine because of the low thermal stability of the compound …

In our work toward develo** ester-containing self-assembling peptides as soft
biomaterials, we have found that a fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-conjugated alanine …