With the technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR), scientists can make multiple copies of a specific genetic sequence within DNA. PCR is a powerful tool for researchers because it allows for ...

A tiny space shuttle made out of DNA "LEGO bricks" shows how scientists could someday build new technologies on the smallest scales. Single DNA strands became "LEGO bricks " that could assemble ...

Pasadena, Calif.–Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and IBM’s Almaden Research Center have developed a new technique to orient and position self-assembled DNA shapes and ...

The research uses DNA molecules to arrange carbon nanotubes into a grid that might function as a data storage device or to perform calculations. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, ...

Synthetic biologists are the computer programmers of biology. Their code? DNA. The whole enterprise sounds fantastical: you insert new snippets of DNA code—in the form of a chain of A, T, C, G letters ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have made a significant advance in the field of molecular robotics by developing custom-designed and programmable nanostructures ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

Researchers have used microscopic strands of DNA to guide the assembly of gel blocks that are visible to the naked eye. Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate ...

Dr Shelley Wickham (left) and Dr Minh Luu review an image from the T12 transmission electron microscope of the University of Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis facility. Researchers at the University ...