The best introduction to DNA nanotechnology

by Eric Drexler on 2010/08/28

Nature DNA Origami cover

For a good overview of structural DNA nanotechnology and DNA origami (a molecular wonder of the modern world), see this presentation from a course in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. The subject calls for a strong visual presentation, and the slides deliver this together with a good description of DNA engineering principles and an extensive bibliography.

Anyone who wants to understand the power of modern molecular self-assembly techniques — atomic precision on a million-atom scale — needs to be familiar with this topic, and this presentation the best starting point that I’ve seen.

Folding DNA to create nanoscale shapes and patterns,
by Paul Rothemund (Caltech),
presented for the ECE550 course by Abdullah Akce


For an update on larger scale, 3D applications of DNA origami see also:
“A Third Revolution in DNA Nanotechnology”.

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umesh kumar parida June 10, 2011 at 2:37 am UTC

sir,
Now, I am starting a research in nanobiotechnology field on DNA, So I want some article in this purposes.
Thank y.

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