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Kiss Your Ass Goodbye: Self-assembling nano DNA cages

Started by Scilon Agent, March 14, 2014, 08:49:04 PM

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Scilon Agent

March 14, 2014, 08:49:04 PM



http://phys.org/news/2014-03-self-assembling-nanocages-largest-standalone-d.html

In the future, scientists could potentially coat the DNA cages to enclose their contents, packaging drugs for delivery to tissues.

"chemical hooks"

tiny power plants, miniscule factories that produce specialty chemicals

"self-assembling!!!!!!!!!!"
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March 14, 2014, 09:35:09 PM
Imagine if Popeye had had this technology.

Self-assembling spinach DNA robots? The implications are unfathomable!
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Template

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April 04, 2014, 08:16:52 PM
Can't see the article.

Just guessing at the exact content, but note:
self-assembling is different from self-replicating.

Sand in a bag is weakly self-assembling: pour it slowly, and you get a roughly conical shape with a particular slope.

The Johnny

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April 04, 2014, 09:31:36 PM
Quote from: Template on April 04, 2014, 08:16:52 PM
Can't see the article.

Just guessing at the exact content, but note:
self-assembling is different from self-replicating.

Sand in a bag is weakly self-assembling: pour it slowly, and you get a roughly conical shape with a particular slope.

WE MUST DESTROY SAND TO PREVENT SKYNET!
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April 04, 2014, 09:43:12 PM
I, for one, would like to welcome our new beach-based overlords  :fap:

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#5
April 05, 2014, 08:38:00 PM
Self-assembling cages kinda suck though, you want control over what goes into them before they close.
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