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**blackjackiisre** · 02-20-2012, 08:09 PM

The game is changing.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...udy-shows.html

Scientists have created a robot made entirely from DNA that can be instructed to find diseased cells in the body and deliver a payload to kill or reprogram them, according to a study from Harvard University.

The robot was constructed by folding DNA strands into a shape that looks roughly like a clamshell. The researchers programmed the nano-sized device to open in the presence of leukemia and lymphoma cells in a laboratory dish, where they delivered immune system antibodies that caused the cells to self-destruct, according to a report in the journal Science.

02-20-2012, 08:09 PM	#1
blackjackiisre Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	Harvard Study: Nano Robot DNA kills cancer in petri dish - moving to animal trials The game is changing. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...udy-shows.html Scientists have created a robot made entirely from DNA that can be instructed to find diseased cells in the body and deliver a payload to kill or reprogram them, according to a study from Harvard University. The robot was constructed by folding DNA strands into a shape that looks roughly like a clamshell. The researchers programmed the nano-sized device to open in the presence of leukemia and lymphoma cells in a laboratory dish, where they delivered immune system antibodies that caused the cells to self-destruct, according to a report in the journal Science.
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