Prof.
Fred Kramer
(Public Health Research Institute)
25/05/2011, 17:00
Molecular beacons are hairpin-shaped oligonucleotide probes
that undergo a fluorogenic conformational change upon
binding to PCR amplicons. They can be labeled with
differently colored fluorophores, enabling multiplex assays
to be carried out in sealed reaction tubes. They can be
designed to be “finicky”, so that they only bind to
amplicons from a single species, or they can be designed...
Prof.
Hendrik Dietz
(Technische Universität München)
25/05/2011, 18:45
Advanced molecular self-assembly with ‘DNA origami’ offers a
unique route for building custom shaped high-complexity
objects that are commensurate in size to biological
macromolecules. DNA origami objects can be used as platforms
for placing, orienting, and even manipulating biological
molecules in user defined ways. Thus, DNA origami objects
can not only help improve existing...
