DNA origami
Published research
- What happened
Paul Rothemund of Caltech published his method for folding DNA into shapes and patterns a few nanometers in size, in Nature.
- Why it matters
It lets researchers arrange proteins, gold particles or nanotubes in precise patterns that no other method can make, for example as tiny assembly lines of enzymes.
Caltech, 10 Mar 2016- How far from your life
Lab discovery
DNA origami is on step 1 of 5. Usually 10 years or more from products, and most never get there.
- Source
“published a paper in Nature detailing his new method for folding DNA”Caltech, 10 Mar 2016
The bigger picture
More on DNA origami
On step 1 of 5: Lab discovery. Everything we track on it