'Nanostraws' deliver molecules to human cells safely and efficiently

Researchers can design the perfect molecule to edit a gene, treat cancer or guide the development of a stem cell, but none of that will matter in the end if they can't get their molecules into the human cells they want to manipulate. The solution to that problem, described in a study published October 31 in Science Advances, could be miniscule nanostraws, tiny glass-like protrusions which poke equally tiny holes in cell walls to deliver their cargo.