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A DNA 'on-off' switch? Light and redox cues reversibly link strands for nanotech

DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic material—storing and transmitting biological information through the precise sequence of its bases. For decades, this information-storage function has defined how we think about DNA. But what if DNA could do more than enco...

A DNA 'on-off' switch? Light and redox cues reversibly link strands for nanotech
Image: Phys.org
DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic material—storing and transmitting biological information through the precise sequence of its bases. For decades, this information-storage function has defined how we think about DNA. But what if DNA could do more than encode life? What if it could act as a reaction vessel that precisely guides and controls specific chemical reactions?

Originally published at Phys.org

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