Figure 1: Design of a DNA origami box. To further investigate the predictability of the 3D folding, we assembled an open DNA box in which the staple strands closing lid D were omitted. AFM images ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) One of the most important developments in structural DNA nanotechnology – where DNA molecules are assembled into organized and programmable structures – has been the use of a ...

Using nothing but DNA, researchers in Denmark have constructed a tiny box with a lid that can either lock shut or–with the help of a set of DNA keys–hinge open. While other groups have experimented ...