Scientists have created a genetic nanobot which can grip onto DNA and relentlessly march forward, drawing the power to do so from nearby molecules.— The Daily Galaxy: Great Discoveries Channel
That's the promise of a walking molecular nanobot made by researchers at the University of Oxford. are nothing new, but none has featured as many successful features as the Oxford team's device.— New Scientist - Online News
Unlike earlier attempts, their nanobot doesn't wander aimlessly back and forth, fall off its track or destroy its track as it walks.— New Scientist - Online News
The team have also devised an ingenious way of powering the nanobot that allows it to move freely.— New Scientist - Online News
"At the moment, the nanobot has taken a single step but our ambition is to make it move 100 nanometres or more," says— New Scientist - Online News
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