Illustration of a Spherical Nucleic Acid (SNA) (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Illustration of a Spherical Nucleic Acid (SNA)

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SNAs are ball-like forms of DNA and RNA arranged on the surface of a nanoparticle.

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Chad Mirkin/Northwestern University

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