Gene-containing Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Gene-containing Nanoparticles

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Biodegradable plastic molecules (orange) self-assemble with DNA molecules (intertwined, black circles) to form tiny nanoparticles that can carry genes to cancer cells.

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Stephany Tzeng

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