DNA Cylinder (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

DNA Cylinder

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In a first step scientists at the Technical University of Munich form V-shaped building blocks using DNA-origami techniques. Determined by the opening angle a defined number of building blocks self-assemble into a gear-wheel. In a third step these gear-wheels form tubes with sizes of virus-capsids.

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Hendrik Dietz / TUM

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