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Technology Research News February 11, 2004	Scientists brew tree-shaped DNA Researchers from Cornell University have synthesized a new type of DNA that can be used as a nanotechnology building block.
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Technology Research News August 22, 2005	DNA Technologies The versatile DNA molecule has proven to be a powerful technological building block. Researchers have developed ways of combining DNA molecules that allow them to carry out computations in test tubes and create two-dimensional patterns and three-dimensional structures at the nanoscale.
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Chemistry World July 4, 2008 Emma Davies	Creating a Second Genetic Code Japanese researchers have made artificial DNA that acts like the real thing, even forming right-handed duplexes with complementary artificial strands.
Chemistry World November 24, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Cooking up Nano-Fusilli Here's a new twist on nanotubes: chemists have found a set of organic molecules that spontaneously assemble themselves into a helical spiral with a hollow core.
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Technology Research News October 22, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA forms nano waffles A method for stitching together strands of DNA yields microscopic waffled sheets and ribbons. The nanostructures make handy building materials that could help bridge the huge technological chasm between the realm of molecules and the merely microscopic.
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Chemistry World January 30, 2008 Jonathan Edwards	DNA Helps Nanoparticles Crystallize Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals.
Chemistry World July 15, 2008	Raman Reveals DNA in Action Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, UK, have been able to use Raman spectroscopy to observe strands of DNA pairing up and falling apart by attaching them to silver nanoparticles.
Technology Research News January 12, 2005	RNA Tiles Form Nanopatterns Researchers have developed a method of coaxing artificial RNA molecules to self-assemble into specific shapes, much like a jigsaw puzzle automatically assembling. The structures could eventually be used as templates for nanochips, nanocircuits and nanocrystals
Chemistry World July 4, 2010 Hayley Birch	DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch.
Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Anthony King	Unnatural DNA links click for faster synthesis Human cells can still read strands of DNA correctly if they are stitched together using linkers not found in nature, a new study shows.
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Technology Research News April 7, 2004	DNA folds into paired pyramids Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute have formed strings of DNA that spontaneously fold into a wireframe octahedron, taking a step forward in the quest to use DNA to make nanoscale templates.
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Technology Research News March 12, 2003	RNA forms nanomotor Researchers from Purdue University have constructed a tiny motor from DNA and RNA molecules. The device, fueled by ATP, which powers our own movements, could eventually power nanomachines.
Chemistry World January 12, 2015 Emma Stoye	DNA origami makes moving machines Carlos Castro's group at Ohio State University, US has engineered DNA 'machines' that can open and close like hinges, as well as perform more complicated movements in three dimensions
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Chemistry World April 5, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Chemical Probe Seeks Out DNA Damage Researchers have developed a novel way to detect damage on DNA. The finding could open the way to a new toolkit of molecular probes to investigate the impact of chemical modifications on DNA, potentially providing insights into the way that mutations in DNA can result in cancers.
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