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Nanotechnology: Another dimension for DNA art

Thomas H. LaBean1

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Many of nature's intricate nanostructures self-assemble from subunits. Efforts to mimic these assembly processes enter a new phase with a method to design and build three-dimensional DNA nanostructures.

Through the ages, some of the most iconic and lasting artefacts of human ingenuity have been sculptures and carvings, created from a wide variety of materials. But until now, a general-purpose material from which nanometre-scale, three-dimensional shapes could be made has been lacking.

  1. Thomas H. LaBean is in the Departments of Computer Science, Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.
    Email: thomas.labean@duke.edu

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