Saturday, August 21st, 2021 -- The idea of DNA origami has been around for years; researchers from around the world can “program” DNA to self-assemble into different shapes (like smiley faces and swirls) for different functions. In 2019, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have shaped DNA origami into virus traps, making the possibility of a universal antiviral treatment into a reality. In DNA origami*, researchers create a “scaffold” (one entire side of

Friday, June 4th, 2021 -- For the very first time, scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK have developed special (bacteria) cells that are able to construct artificial polymers, from building blocks (monomers, coded by codons) that are not present in nature. In order for researchers to make this possible, they encoded specific instructions in the genes of the bacteria. Through this study, the scientists also discove