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Nanotubes made from plants could allow delivery of DNA into cells, improve chemotherapy treatment

by Lourdes Mederos
April 3, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences took what some would consider garbage and made a remarkable scientific tool, one that could someday help to correct genetic disorders ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Lignin Nanotubes, Wilfred Vermerris

UF researchers develop plant-based technology that helps biofuels, may fight cancer

by Caroline Warwick
March 29, 2012

Image of synthesized lignin nanotubes GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the first time, University of Florida researchers have developed plant-based technology that could reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and may also help treat cancer. Known ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Bioethanol, Biofuel, Biorefinery, Cancer, Ethanol, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lignin, Lignin Nanotubes, Luisa Amelia Dempere, Nanotechnology, Sugarcane, Sweet Sorghum, University Of Florida, Wilfred Vermerris

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