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DNA origami provides a stout armour for cells

A double layer of twisted, folded DNA protects cells from mechanical forces while allowing them freedom to assemble.
Microscopy image of cross-linked DNA origami nanoshell armor.

Scientists sheathed cells (blue) in an armour made of either one type of DNA nanorod (left) or two types (right). Credit: W. Wang et al./Nano Lett. (CC BY 4.0)

A shell made of short rods of DNA protects living cells from external forces while allowing them to interact with each other1.

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Nature 620, 11 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02342-w

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  1. Wang, W., Hayes, P. R., Ren, X. & Taylor, R. E. Nano Lett. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01878 (2023).

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