microoptics@mander.xyztoScience@mander.xyz•Strong as Glass: By building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, researchers have created a very strong material with very low density
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1 year agoKudos to them for using various methods of microscopy and properly labeling each image. My microscopy nerdiness tingled inside.
I’m not sure what exactly you’re aware of that was debunked. I’m down to find out, though.
Here’s a link to the study and here’s the press release about the study. For what it’s worth, it was mentioned in both that they’re not sure how or why this worked, that it’s preliminary findings, and that there’s lots more research to do.