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Silver DNA Origami

Caption: A long single-strand of DNA has been folded into a triangular building platform through a process known as DNA origami. This architectural foundation was then "decorated" with one, two or three silver nanoparticles, which self-assembled at pre-determined locations on the DNA nanostructure.

Credit: Hao Yan, Yan Liu, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

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