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IT for synthetic biology and DNA nanotechnology

Published: 01 September 2010 Publication History

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Somewhere between the studies of information technology and organic chemistry, researchers are trying to make tiny robots out of DNA molecules.

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cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 17, Issue 1
The Changing Face of Programming
Fall 2010
48 pages
ISSN:1528-4972
EISSN:1528-4980
DOI:10.1145/1836543
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Published: 01 September 2010
Published in XRDS Volume 17, Issue 1

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