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May 11, 2022

Artificial cell membrane channels composed of DNA can be opened and locked with a key

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, business

Just as countries import a vast array of consumer goods across national borders, so living cells are engaged in a lively import-export business. Their ports of entry are sophisticated transport channels embedded in a cell’s protective membrane. Regulating what kinds of cargo can pass through the borderlands formed by the cell’s two-layer membrane is essential for proper functioning and survival.

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