Recent Advances in Self-Assembled Fluorescent DNA Structures and Probes

The combined efforts of chemistry, nanotechnology, and spectroscopy led to the development of self-assembled fluorescent DNA nanostructures, an inexhaustible source of refined and bizarre tools and powerful techniques for research and diagnostic applications. This multidisciplinary area has tremendous prospects for science and technology. Keywords: Hybridization, DNA nanostructures, Molecular beacons, DNA origami, Fluorescent dyes, Energy transfer, Fluorescence quenching.