Russian scientists developed a technology for automatic assembly of nanoparticles by means of protein molecules, acting like “robots on an assembling line”.
      
      Protein molecules, barnase and barstar, which were isolated from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, participate in self-assembly of nanoparticles. These two proteins are small and very stable – perfect biotechnological tools. They determine assembly technique and sequence.
      
      Nanoparticles, assembled with help of these proteins, are considered to have wide range of applications in medicine and biotechnologies, since they can carry curing agents or radioactive isotopes for treating cancer.
      
      Source: RIA Novosti