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Japanese scientists use tiny silver particles to make DNA assembly up to 5x more efficient

Silver nanoparticles can precisely slice DNA and create longer “sticky ends,” helping genetic fragments join up to five times more efficiently than conventional methods.

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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion

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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org