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Björn Högberg explains how his team engineered a DNA origami nanorobot that activates only in tumors to trigger cancer cell death.

DNA origami

A syringe delivering a fleet of DNA nanorobots to a cancer cell.

Building Biomolecular Machines

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Coming Into the Fold: DNA Origami

An artist’s rendering of a DNA-based virus trap, represented as gray rods in a short cone-shaped arrangement. One is coated with blue molecules, likely antibodies, that adhere to a virus target. Another image shows to traps coming together to capture a red coronavirus.

“Origami” DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells

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DNA Robots Target Cancer

Top Technical Advances in 2017

The Biggest DNA Origami Structures Yet

Cargo-Sorting DNA Robots

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

A man wearing knee-high boots stands in ankle-deep, muddy water at night, holding a wet camera. Dense brine shrimp in the shallow water obscure the thrombolites on the lakebed.

Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

A painting depicts an operation with a patient under anesthesia as doctors surround him and other doctors watch from the operating theater.

The Origin of Anesthesia: Feuding Scientists, War, and Dart Poison

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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