Key points from article :
Gold nanobot has 2 strands of DNA – one to identify a disease, the other to fluoresce.
Extremely simple to use.
Simply add to a test tube of blood and it glows within 20 minutes if substance detected.
Much faster thane existing tests which require specialist lab technicians.
Next plan biomarkers of cancer, Parkinson’s and heart disease.
The study was published in the ACS Nano journal.
