Month: May 2010
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They Walk. They Work. New DNA Robots Strut Their Tiny Stuff.
I came across this article today while getting ready for work. The artist’s rendition of the ‘bots was worth an immediate posting alone! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704247904575240380352719428.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories These experimental devices, described in the journal Nature, are advances in DNA nanotechnology, in which bioengineers are using the molecules of the genetic code as nuts, bolts, girders and other building…