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DNA catalysts do the work of protein enzymes

March 20, 2013 – 10:01 am
  • DNA catalysts do the work of protein enzymes - Chemists have used DNA to do a protein's job, creating opportunities for DNA to find work in more areas of biology, chemistry and medicine than ever before.(10.1073/pnas.1221946110)

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    Polymer production line runs on DNA

    March 4, 2013 – 6:00 pm
  • Polymer production line runs on DNA | Chemistry World - US researchers have developed a purely chemical and enzyme-free system that can build synthetic polymers using DNA as a template. The work offers the opportunity to harness the power of natural selection by creating large libraries of synthetic polymers in a similar way that nature evolves biopolymers such as proteins.(10.1038/NCHEM.1577)

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    Forging a new periodic table using nanostructures

    February 19, 2013 – 11:00 am
  • Forging a new periodic table using nanostructures - Northwestern University's Chad Mirkin has developed a new set of building blocks based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build -- from the bottom up, just as nature does -- new and useful structures. Mirkin has built more than 200 different crystal structures with 17 different particle arrangements. Some of the lattice types can be found in nature, but many are new structures that have no naturally occurring mineral counterpart.
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