Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed a programmable “molecular robot” — a sub-microscopic molecular machine made of synthetic DNA that moves between track locations separated by 6 nanometres. The robot, which is made from a short strand of DNA, follows instructions programmed into a set of fuel molecules determining its destination; for example, to turn left or right at a junction in the track.
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