Artificial Ion Channels From DNA (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Artificial Ion Channels From DNA (1 of 2)

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Scheme of a DNA-origami based ion channel. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 16, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Martin Langecker at Technische Universität München in Garching, Germany, and colleagues was titled, "Synthetic Lipid Membrane Channels Formed by Designed DNA Nanostructures."

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