A Mirror-Image GNA Nanostructure (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

A Mirror-Image GNA Nanostructure

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Biodesign Institute scientist John Chaput and his research team have made the first self-assembled nanostructures composed entirely of glycerol nucleic acid -- a synthetic analog of DNA. The nanostructures contain additional properties not found in natural DNA, including the ability to form mirror image structures. The ability to make mirror image structures opens up new possibilities for nanotechnology.

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Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

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