(AGENPARL) – ven 07 giugno 2024 *Source*: Tokyo Institute of Technology
*Immediate release:* June 7, 2024
*Headline*: Untapped power: logical operations using RNA droplets
*Sub-headline: * Researchers make strides in the use of RNA as a
biocomputational tool
(June 7, Tokyo) RNA droplets can now be used to perform logical operations
that take microRNA sequences as inputs, report scientists from Tokyo Tech.
By self-assembling into network-like structures, RNA molecules form
liquid-state droplets. These RNA droplets disperse only when the correct
microRNA sequences are present by performing the logical AND operation.
This innovative strategy could pave the way to advances in biomolecular
sensing, artificial cells, and computational biodevices.
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*Contact: *Emiko Kawaguchi, Public Relations Department, Tokyo Institute
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