Monday, March 16, 2009

DNA origami comes to life

An atomic force microscope image of a DNA "ribbon" (top) that assembled itself from a 'seed' of artificial DNA in a technique that could be used to make molecular-scale electronics. The lower image is a graphical interpretation of the structure (Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Chemists have managed to create artificial DNA that can controllably build itself into larger, more complex structures, like a simplified version of what real DNA does.

DNA origami comes to life

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