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Smart cancer therapy with DNA origami

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Tumor infarction is achieved through targeted delivery of thrombin by DNA nanorobots.

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Figure 1: A DNA-origami nanorobot for cancer therapy.

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  1. Ennio Tasciotti is at the Center for Biomimetic Medicine and Center for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.,

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Tasciotti, E. Smart cancer therapy with DNA origami. Nat Biotechnol 36, 234–235 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4095

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