A collaborative effort between iNANO researchers and Aarhus University Hospital illuminates the mysteries of bacterial biofilms, discovering how non-canonical DNA structures like G-quadruplexes and Z-DNA shield biofilms from DNase I, offering new insights into biofilm resilience.

NSECURE, a new interdisciplinary project led by Simona Radutoiu at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, has been awarded DKK 15 million by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. This collaborative project also involves Associate professor Marianne Glasius (Chemistry & iNANO, Aarhus University), and Professor Rasmus…

RNA is thought to have sparked the origin of life by self-copying. Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and MRC LMB Cambridge, England, have revealed the atomic structure of an "RNA copy machine" through cryo-EM. This breakthrough sheds light on a primordial RNA world and fuels advancements in RNA nanotechnology and medicine.