The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Arizona State University have designed a computer program that can print any free-form drawing as a 2D nanoscale structure made of DNA.

University of Arizona researcher Hao Yan has made new 2-D and 3-D objects that look like wire-frame art of spheres as well as molecular tweezers, scissors, a screw, hand fan, and even a spider web.

A free-form 2D drawing can be created on any drawing ... the researchers used a mathematical approach to steer the DNA scaffolds through the structure to form precise shapes.

A pioneering partnership between researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois ...

Third, thermodynamic studies with 2D probes (single- or triple-stem structure) have demonstrated their capability to sensitively discriminate single-base mismatched DNA. However, it should be ...

Now, researchers have developed a new technique to produce a direct image of the DNA helix and its inner structure. Today we can go down incredibly close and incredibly small into the DNA structure.

Not all DNA looks like the familiar twisted ladder. Sometimes, parts of our genetic code fold into unusual shapes. One such structure, the G-quadruplex (G4), looks like a knot.

"The precise DNA structure depends on the specific amount of water surrounding the molecule," summarizes Dr. Fahmy. Analyses of the genetic material were conducted at the HZDR by the doctoral ...

Nanotech systems based on DNA may be on the verge of becoming very large and complex, if not immediately useful to medicine or manufacturing. Researchers have combined simple strands of DNA into ...

The code within our DNA provides directions on how to make proteins that are vital for our growth, development, and overall health. Keep reading to discover more about the structure of DNA ...