DNA ‘goo’ moves when poked
Scientists have created a dynamic gel made of DNA that mechanically responds to stimuli in much the same way that cells do.
“This new material could provide a means for controllably testing active gel mechanics in a way that will tell us more about how the cytoskeleton works,” says Omar Saleh, associate professor of materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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