LED array signals successful binding of drug-delivery molecules to DNA

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A.J. Prussin II a second year student at Virginia Tech who is majoring in biochemistry and biology with a minor in chemistry has created an LED system that glows a beautiful shade of blue when special molecules successfully bind to DNA. Credit: David ...
A.J. Prussin II, a second year student at Virginia Tech who is majoring in biochemistry and biology, with a minor in chemistry, has created an LED system that glows a beautiful shade of blue when special molecules successfully bind to DNA. Credit: David Zigler

Biology and chemistry researchers from Virginia Tech are creating molecular complexes to bind to and disrupt the DNA of diseased tissues, such as tumors or viruses. Testing the activity of each of the therapeutic molecule designs has been a time-consuming process. But a student’s invention now provides rapid screening to accelerate discovery of promising new drugs.


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