Recent advances in self-assembled fluorescent DNA structures and probes

Anna I Ponomarenko, Vladimir A Brylev, Elena V Nozhevnikova

  • 1Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia and Gause Institute of New Antibiotics, Bol'shaya Pirogovskaya 11, 119021 Moscow, Russia. v-korshun@yandex.ru.

Summary

Researchers developed self-assembled fluorescent DNA nanostructures using chemistry, nanotechnology, and spectroscopy. These novel structures offer powerful tools for research and diagnostics, with significant potential for future scientific advancements.

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