DNA is certainly the basis of life. Soon it might also be the basis of your electronic devices. A Northwestern University team led by Northwestern Engineering's Chad Mirkin and Weinberg College of ...

DNA replication is usually a very precise, templated process, but some enzymes are capable of "doodling," which might lead to ...

Ever wanted to draw at the nanoscale? Well, now there’s an app for that. It’s called Perdix. The free, open-source software, designed by a team of scientists from MIT and Arizona State University, ...

Artificial DNA letters beyond A, T, G, C break a fundamental pairing rule to produce nanostructures with new shapes, far greater durability, and an unexpected ability to self-sort. But the four-letter ...