Reading Science with Andy Helck: Thursday @ 6PM

Please come join our growing group of science lovers at Wilkinson Public Library this coming Thursday, March 1^st at 6pm. We will be reading and discussing an article from the journal Science on how scientists from Harvard are using DNA molecules to design nanometer sized molecular machines.

At our last gathering, we talked about specially engineered cells that could detect and report toxic substances in the environment. Now, we will be looking at how the molecule DNA can be used outside of living cells to created 3-dimensional structures with moving parts. These particular nanobots are designed to latch onto cancer cells and release a payload of chemotherapy drug.

RELATED TOPICS: DNA Origami, logic gates, biomimicry, oligonucleotides, aptamers, Green Fluorescent Protein, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, George M. Church