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Weaving barrels from DNA

A team of Harvard students designed a tiny container made entirely of DNA that could be used to deliver drugs or gene or protein-based therapies to specific tissues in the body (Technology Review)

A team of Harvard students designed a tiny container, about 30 nanometers in diameter and made entirely of DNA, that could one day be used to deliver drugs or gene or protein-based therapies to specific tissues in the body (Technology Review)

The project was part of the 2006 International Genetically Engineered Machines competition at MIT held earlier this month.

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