Novel Method for Early Disease Detection Using DNA Droplets

Date 6th, Jun 2022
Source Tokyo Institute of Technology - Organizations and Universities Websites

DESCRIPTION

Droplet systems such as DNA droplets, which are formed by liquid-liquid phase separation of macromolecules, play an essential role in cellular functions. Now, by combining the technologies of DNA droplets and DNA computing, computational DNA droplets have been developed by scientists at Tokyo Tech, which can recognize specific patterns in tumor biomarker microRNA sequences.