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Biomolecular assembly

Dynamic DNA

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Building blocks of DNA self-assemble into nanostructures in a kinetically controlled way. The versatile molecular system can be programmed to perform diverse dynamic functions.

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Figure 1: Programming biomolecular self-assembly pathways — an illustration of the components and notation.
Figure 2: The outcome and mechanisms of various DNA programmes.

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  1. William Shih is in the Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute, Smith Building, 44 Binney Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. william_shih@dfci.harvard.edu,

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Shih, W. Dynamic DNA. Nature Mater 7, 98–100 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2110

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