Wednesday, August 26, 2009

DNA 'organises itself' on silicon

This is pretty amazing: Using a scaffold of DNA to create nanostructures for use in electronic components. they call it "DNA origami."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8204906.stm

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v440/n7082/abs/nature04586.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_origami

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