DNA nanotech (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

DNA nanotech

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An illustration shows a strand of engineered DNA passing through a nanoscale sensor, where its physical structure can be decoded as digital information. DNA nanostructures could one day serve as ultra-dense carriers of digital information and advance the field of data encryption.

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Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute at ASU

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