DNA motors could power molecular machines for drug delivery

Researchers from the University of Alberta have developed nanomachines powered by synthetic DNA motors to improve disease detection and drug delivery. The team’s work was published this week in Nature Communications. 

The scientists developed the nanomachine using compartments composed of DNA enzyme molecules and substrates. “This nanomachine has the required fuels, DNA tracks, and a molecular switch,” co-author Hongquan Zhang said in prepared remarks.

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