The ‘apt’ in AptalXero comes from aptamer - but what is an aptamer, anyway?
— IISc iGEM (@igem_iisc) August 30, 2024
Aptamers are sequences of DNA, RNA, XNA, or peptides that have high specificity and binding affinity. Well, even antibodies do that - so why are aptamers special? pic.twitter.com/KMpcDq6b0B