WHAT NANO MATERIALS WOULD BE USEFUL FOR MEDICINE?

Will Hughes, Associate Dean at Boise State University, discusses the potential of synthetic DNA as a nanomaterial in medicine. He highlights its applications in diagnostics and theranostics for diseases like cancer and heart disease. Hughes explains how DNA can be engineered into circuits for disease detection and biological computation.

What is the name of the speaker and their position?

What type of DNA does the speaker mention as being useful for medicine?

What are the two main applications of DNA mentioned by the speaker?

What diseases does the speaker mention that synthetic DNA could help with?

How can DNA be engineered according to the speaker?