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Artificial Cell Membrane Channels Composed of DNA Can Be Opened and Locked with a Key

2022-05-15

Artificial Cell Membrane Channels Composed of DNA Can Be Opened and Locked with a Key

Technique opens new possibilities for smart drug delivery and other applications Just as countries import a vast array of consumer goods across national borders, so living cells are engaged in a lively import-export business. Their ports of entry are sophisticated transport channels embedded in a cell’s protective membrane. Regulating what kinds of cargo can pass through the borderlands formed...