Researchers build nanoscale autonomous walking machine from DNA
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 18:50
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a nanoscale machine made of DNA that can randomly walk in any direction across bumpy surfaces. Future applications of such a DNA walker might include a cancer detector that could roam the human body searching for cancerous cells and tagging them for medical imaging or drug targeting.