Scientists Create Custom 3-dimensional Structures With 'DNA Origami'
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 10:14
in Physics & Chemistry
By combining the art of origami with nanotechnology, researchers have folded sheets of DNA into multilayered objects with dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair. These tiny structures could be forerunners of custom-made biomedical nanodevices such as "smart" delivery vehicles that would sneak drugs into patients' cells, where they would dump their cargo on a specific molecular target.
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