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SCIENCE STUDIO: Yamuna Krishnan

Yamuna Krishnan, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago, is making waves in the area of delivery of delivery systems. Krishnan, along with her research team, has developed an icosahedral DNA nanocapsule that can harbor molecular cargo as a payload on the inside, while displaying ligands of defined stoichiometry and spacing on the outside. This allows one to target these nanodevices to specific endocytic pathways in cells, in order to track and functionally image endocytic vesicles over long durations. 

Aired January 14, 2018

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