Editor's Summary
17 April 2008
Nanobiology
Biophysicists are pushing their instruments ever-further in the attempt to measure molecular forces in the sub-piconewton range. But how important are these forces in biological processes? To answer this, more biologists need to use these techniques.
Technology Feature: Nanotechnology: Could it be a small world after all?
Sophisticated technologies can now explore nano-scale forces and interactions. But most biologists are staying on the sidelines, waiting to see if these technologies can really help them. Nathan Blow reports.
Nathan Blow
doi:10.1038/452901a