Hi guys,
As i was doing my nightly news round, i came across this article that may or may not be important, but the wording of it caught my attention, particularly since the C's have mentioned our DNA being antennae, and so I found it interesting that someone has recognized this out there, the purpose that they're using it for seems rather simple, but I daresay the principle might be similar to how our DNA aligns with certain information?
I also found it interesting that the DNA antenna they're creating works by receiving and sending light signals.
Now I also realize that this recognition of the antenna capabilities of DNA could also be used for nefarious purposes.
Here's a link to the original article in French from the University of Montreal.
As i was doing my nightly news round, i came across this article that may or may not be important, but the wording of it caught my attention, particularly since the C's have mentioned our DNA being antennae, and so I found it interesting that someone has recognized this out there, the purpose that they're using it for seems rather simple, but I daresay the principle might be similar to how our DNA aligns with certain information?
I also found it interesting that the DNA antenna they're creating works by receiving and sending light signals.
Now I also realize that this recognition of the antenna capabilities of DNA could also be used for nefarious purposes.
The microscopic invention attaches itself to the designated target and receives and returns light signals in different colors for easy identification. Scientists consider this a very promising breakthrough for science.
Canadian scientists have found a way to turn deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) into the world's tiniest antenna, capable of transmitting data about structural changes in certain proteins within an organism.
As reported last week by the University of Montreal, these nanoantennas are flexible, easy to assemble and make it possible to monitor the functionality and movements of the target proteins to be tracked.
More than 40 years ago, the first DNA synthesizer was created to design molecules that encode genetic information, recalls the press release. In recent years, says professor and lead author of the invention, Alexis Vallée-Bélisle, chemists "have realized that DNA can also be used to build a variety of nanostructures and nanomachines."
This researcher and his team were inspired by "the Lego-like properties of DNA, whose building blocks are typically 20,000 times thinner than a human hair." The DNA antenna is five nanometers long and fluorescent. It receives light at one wavelength and, depending on the behavior of the protein it is chasing, returns that light at a different wavelength, i.e. a different color, a change that the researchers can distinguish.
The invention holds great promise for biochemistry and nanotechnology, as the team was able to detect "in real time and for the first time the function of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase with various biological molecules and drugs." "This enzyme is associated with many diseases, including several types of cancer and intestinal inflammation," said researcher Scott Harroun, the first author of the scientific paper on the subject published at the end of last December.
The inventors are ready to found a company to commercialize this nanoantenna and make it accessible to as many researchers as possible.
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Here's a link to the original article in French from the University of Montreal.