Tørring Thomas, Gothelf Kurt V
Center for DNA Nanotechnology (CDNA) at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark.
F1000Prime Rep. 2013 May 1;5:14. doi: 10.12703/P5-14. Print 2013.
DNA nanotechnology, the design and self-assembly of artificial nucleic acid-based structures or systems, has developed with breathtaking pace in recent years. The technology offers an unparalleled ability to control structure and function at the molecular level and the sizes of the structures are expanding towards the micrometer domain. The question is whether the technology offers solutions to any real-life problems, or if it will remain an academic discipline. Here, we discuss this question by extrapolating from recent developments in the field.
DNA纳米技术,即人工核酸基结构或系统的设计与自组装,近年来发展速度惊人。该技术在分子水平上具备无与伦比的控制结构和功能的能力,且结构尺寸正朝着微米领域扩展。问题在于这项技术能否解决任何实际问题,还是会一直停留在学术范畴。在此,我们通过推断该领域的最新进展来探讨这个问题。