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Pathfinder for DNA constructs

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Representations of 3D surfaces used in computer graphics have been adopted as templates in an efficient method for making nanoscale objects from DNA, lowering the barriers to applications of DNA nanotechnology. See Letter p.441

The self-assembly of DNA molecules has established itself as a method of choice for the fabrication of nanometre-scale objects, but new approaches are needed to simplify the design and production of larger, structurally complex shapes. On page 441 of this issue, Benson et al.1 report just such a technique. Their method unites a centuries-old mathematical problem with a design principle that exploits the rendering of 3D objects by computer graphics.

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