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DNA nanoLEGOlogy

Researchers design a simple 'shake & bake' method for the assembly of complex nanostructures from interlocking DNA tiles.

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  1. Wei, B. et al. Complex shapes self-assembled from single-stranded DNA tiles. Nature 485, 623–626 (2012).

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Krasteva, P. DNA nanoLEGOlogy. Nat Methods 9, 640–641 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2091

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