India, April 20 -- Researchers from Nagaland University and Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung, have transformed one of the State's most problematic invasive weeds into a powerful tool for next-generation healthcare and sustainable manufacturing, unlocking major end-use applications in pharmaceuticals, medicine and green industry.

The research team has developed an eco-friendly method to convert the invasive plant Mikania micrantha into silver nanoparticles that can efficiently accelerate drug production, combat harmful bacteria, and show promising anticancer activity, all without relying on toxic chemicals conventionally used in nanomaterial synthesis.

The researchers adopted a "green chemistry" approach that replaces haz...