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Technology Research News August 25, 2004	DNA Copier Uses Little Power Today's laboratory DNA detectors require a lot of energy. Researchers have devised a method that copies the way DNA is replicated biologically in order to avoid the energy-intensive heating and cooling process.
Chemistry World January 2012	DNA motors on With the relentless rise of DNA nanotechnology's popularity, Emma Davies explores the role chemistry has played in its success
Technology Research News May 5, 2004 Kimberly Patch	DNA Bot Targets Cancer Researchers from Israel have constructed a molecular-size computer that is programmed to find signs of cancer cells, and when they are present, dispense DNA molecules designed to eradicate those cells.
Chemistry World June 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Chemical speed-dating even faster Researchers in the US have adapted a DNA amplification technique to develop a simpler way to rapidly screen chemical reactions.
Chemistry World May 6, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Nano-boxes from DNA origami Danish researchers have made a nano-sized box out of DNA that can be locked or opened in response to 'keys' made from short strands of DNA.
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Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Laura Howes	Hunted becomes the hunter in DNA ecosystem Scientists in Japan have modelled a biological ecosystem containing a predator and a prey using nothing more than short pieces of DNA. The 'striking' similarity between the molecular system and biological ecosystems suggests a new use for these biochemical oscillators.
Chemistry World November 13, 2015 Cathy Sorbara	Hitching a ride on DNA In the congested intracellular environment, scientists in the Netherlands and the US have found a way for molecules to maneuver through the crowds and arrive at their destination faster.
Chemistry World March 19, 2007 Jessica Ebert	Pocket-Sized PCR Machine Scientists in the US report being one step closer to designing a miniaturized, portable polymerase chain reaction machine that could be used for applications such as point-of-care diagnostics.
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Chemistry World April 19, 2012 Andy Extance	Polymers perform non-DNA evolution Scientists have found that six polymer alternatives to DNA can pass on genetic information, and have evolved one type to specifically bind target molecules.
Chemistry World September 8, 2014 Emma Stoye	CPU heat powers PCR disease detection Scientists in the US have devised a new way of carrying out blood tests -- based on a modified computer and camera phone -- that could lower the costs of disease screening in developing countries.
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.
Bio-IT World October 9, 2002 Salvatore Salamone	Calculating with DNA Scientists have demonstrated that DNA computers can solve complex problems, but the verdict is out on whether they will ever become practical.
Chemistry World November 16, 2006 Simon Hadlington	Gene-Reading Enzyme Catapulted by Scrunch Power Two teams of researchers have solved a conundrum that has baffled molecular biologists for 20 years -- how the enzyme responsible for `reading' genes can release itself from the portion of DNA to which it initially binds extremely tightly.
Technology Research News June 15, 2005 Kimberly Patch	DNA Machine Links Molecules Researchers have fashioned a nanomechanical device from DNA that can be programmed to align a series of molecules and fuse them together. The technique could potentially be used to put together designer polymers, encrypt information, and carry out computations.
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HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Sarah C. P. Williams	Force Factor In the context of cells, forces are required to move molecules. Quantifying these forces gives scientists a way to compare and contrast different molecular motors.
Chemistry World November 29, 2010 James Mitchell Crow	DNA readers ratchet closer Rapid, cheap DNA sequencing has just edged a step closer, thanks to a new technique to control the motion of single DNA strands as they pass through a protein nanopore 'reader'.
Chemistry World January 30, 2011 Mike Brown	Electrons charge down DNA molecular wire US researchers have shown for the first time that a 34nm long DNA strand can be used as a molecular wire to conduct electricity.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	DNA Makes and Breaks Particle Clumps Nanotechnology is all about manipulating materials on the molecular scale. Many teams of researchers are using artificial strands of DNA to do so.
Technology Research News July 2, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA makes nano barcode Sheets of DNA that form a barcode pattern could make reading answers generated from DNA computing a lot easier. The method may also make it possible to construct electronics components molecule-by-molecule.
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Jon Cartwright	'Genetic code' guides nanoparticle growth Researchers in the US and China have demonstrated that DNA can also be used as a blueprint for the creation of non-biological structures. Their 'genetic code' could pave the way for tailored nanoparticles -- fit for use as catalysts, or in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
Technology Research News March 24, 2004	DNA has nano building in hand Researchers from Ludwig Maximilians University in Germany have built a simple molecular machine from DNA that can bind to and release single molecules of a specific type of protein.
Technology Research News September 24, 2003	Glow shows individual DNA Researchers have made a type of artificial DNA of that glows when it combines with a specific sequence of natural DNA. In principle, the method could be used to develop DNA chips that directly sense individual DNA molecules.
Technology Research News January 29, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Data stored in live cells Every type of storage media -- from stone to paper to magnetic disks -- is subject to destruction. Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are tapping forces of nature to store information more permanently.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 Kimberly Patch	DNA in nanotubes sorts molecules Researchers have made a synthetic membrane that recognizes certain biochemical molecules and allows them to pass through. The method could be used to make biological sensors like those needed for genetics research, and to sort biological molecules,
Chemistry World May 15, 2006 Jon Evans	Selective DNA Crystals A molecular biologist has developed a molecular sieve using a DNA crystal with nanoscale channels.
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Emily Waltz	Reading and Writing a Book With DNA Researchers are storing digital information in the form of DNA, but is it practical? Which will get us control of massively large data: electronic or molecular memory?
Chemistry World April 25, 2006 Jon Evans	DNA Sequencing Reaches the Space Age The smallest ever DNA sequencer, only 10cm in diameter, comprises a complex network of microscopic pumps, valves, heaters and electrophoresis channels, many of which were initially developed for use in a device to detect life on Mars.
Chemistry World October 7, 2015 Matthew Gunther	DNA repair research takes the 2015 chemistry Nobel The 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for unraveling how cells deal with DNA damage.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2011	DNA Curtains How proteins behave in such a crash test gives scientists data about their structural integrity, how they attach to DNA, and how they behave in a cell.
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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.
Chemistry World October 24, 2012	Less is more for DNA reactions A technique allowing the use of small amounts of DNA for efficient DNA-directed chemistry has been developed by scientists in Germany.
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.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 Smalley & Patch	DNA Machines Take a Walk Researchers working to form nanoscale machines and materials are increasingly tapping into nature's building blocks.
Technology Research News December 15, 2004	DNA Makes Nanotube Transistors Researchers have harnessed the self-assembly abilities of DNA to construct field-effect transistors from carbon nanotubes.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003	DNA sensor changes color University of Rochester researchers have designed a simple, inexpensive sensor that can detect specific sequences of DNA on-the-fly.
Technology Research News September 24, 2003	Artificial DNA stacks metal atoms In recent years, researchers have replaced some of DNA's natural bases with those that attach to metal atoms in order to coax DNA to organize metal ions into tiny structures. Researchers in Japan have tapped the method to form stacks of single metal ions.
Chemistry World May 21, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Rewritable DNA for digital data storage A rewritable memory storage module can form the basis of a digital memory system, scientists suggest, with the cell being able to 'record' transient changes in its internal chemistry.
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.
Chemistry World June 26, 2008 Bea Perks	Liquid Crystals Stand up for DNA Detection Liquid crystals that realign in response to DNA can reveal subtle sequence alterations, even a single base mutation, report US scientists.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA assembles nanotube transistor Scientists have caused a transistor to self-assemble from a test tube concoction of DNA, proteins, antibodies, carbon nanotubes and minuscule specks of silver and gold. The feat shows that it is possible to assemble the smallest of machines and electronic devices by harnessing DNA's properties.
Chemistry World November 29, 2012 David Bradley	Lego-like DNA bricks are child's play DNA building blocks have been pieced together to form a multitude of Lego-like bricks by researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US.
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Chemistry World May 16, 2007 Tom Westgate	DNA Photography It is a technology that is fast disappearing in the digital age. But black and white photography is more than an archaic art-form to a team of German chemists who have used it as the basis for a simple method of detecting labeled DNA molecules at attomole levels.