DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY
Outline
• DNA in nature
• DNA and nanotechnology
• Extract real DNA
Genes are made from DNA
Nanotech is very, very small technology
A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.
DNA and nanotechnology
100 nanometer smiley faces
Review
• DNA in nature
• DNA and nanotechnology
• Extract real DNA
Image sourcesCourtesy James J. Caras, National Science Foundation
Courtesy IBM
Courtesy Paul Rothemund
This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.