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Nanoscale robots built with Velcro-like DNA strands
Researchers have built custom-designed and programmable nanostructures using DNA origami technology, which folds DNA into precise shapes.

Hand-inspired DNA nanobot grabs viruses
A DNA nanobot called NanoGripper, inspired by human hands and bird claws, can interact with biological entities on a very small scale.

Toward fast, versatile, reusable DNA computing devices
Researchers have developed a DNA computing method that is fast, works in sequence, and can be rewritten like regular computers.

IntelliGenes accessible AI software helps predict diseases
Cutting-edge AI and machine-learning algorithms can produce personalized patient predictions

DNA origami technology for efficient, sensitive biosensors
New biosensors based on DNA origami nanotechnology might detect when to release drugs based on certain conditions inside the body.

Artificial-life nanostructures: medicine of the future?
Viral vaccines (modified and weakened versions of a virus) and artificial life forms to diagnose and treat diseases

New RNA nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs to treat lung diseases
Could lead to an inhalable treatment for genetic diseases including cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases

Robotics At The Nanoscale: A DNA-Based Electromotor Powered by Nanopore Flow
Could help spark research in building molecular factories to create useful chemicals or medical probes based on molecules inside the bloodstream to detect diseases

Synthetic genes build complex DNA structures inside cells
Artificial genes can construct complex structures inside cells by following a sequence similar to how IKEA furniture is assembled.

Scientists Hack DNA to Make Next-Gen Nanostructures
Scientists have developed a novel universal method for producing a wide variety of functional 3D metallic and semiconductor nanostructures