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Yu Ouyang1, Yang Sung Sohn2, Xinghua Chen1

  • 1Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.

概括

研究人员开发了一种基于DNA的新系统,使用腺 (AD) 和腺除氨酶 (ADA) 来创建动态电路. 这种系统被整合到原细胞中, 成功向并诱导乳腺癌细胞的亡, 显示出基因治疗的前景.

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