"Mark Rober's DNA Nerf Gun: Revolutionizing Medical Breakthroughs"

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"Mark Rober's DNA Nerf Gun: Revolutionizing Medical Breakthroughs"
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Mark Rober breaks the record for the world's smallest Nerf gun five times, culminating in ones made out of DNA using a technique called DNA origami. These nano Nerf guns, at 100 nanometers in length, could not be seen with the naked eye and required an atomic force microscope to view. Rober suggests that the technology behind these miniaturized Nerf guns could have potential applications in medical breakthroughs, such as targeting and eliminating cancer cells or enhancing healthy cells.

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