Chinese scientists lead team developing DNA nanorobots to 'starve' tumors

Chinese scientists say they have created and tested the world's first autonomous DNA nanorobots to combat cancerous tumors, paving the way for potentially revolutionary breakthroughs in the treatment of malignancies.

Scientists from the Beijing-based National Center for Nanoscience and Technology led the research and cooperated with scientists from Arizona State University in upgrading the design of the nanorobots. The scientific study was published last month in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

A nanorobot refers to a designed system that can perform a specific task on a microscopic scale.