DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY

Outline

• DNA in nature

• DNA and nanotechnology

• Extract real DNA

DNA in nature

Genes are made from DNA

Nanotech is very, very small technology

A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.

DNA and nanotechnology

DNA origami

100 nanometer smiley faces

Extract real DNA

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.