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Nature 405, 626-627 (8 June 2000) | doi:10.1038/35015190

Materials chemistry: Semiconductors meet biology

Chad A. Mirkin1 & T. Andrew Taton1

Biomolecules are some of the most underused, yet powerful and versatile, building blocks available to the materials chemist. The molecular recognition properties of proteins, protein building blocks (peptides), and single-stranded DNA are unmatched by conventional synthetic analogues.