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Chemistry World November 16, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Unlocking the secrets of DNA's stiffness Computational chemists believe they have solved one of the puzzles about the stiffness of DNA: how much of the molecule's rigidity is due to electrostatic forces and how much to its physical structure.
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.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	Study shows DNA will fill tubes Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have shown by computer simulation that it is possible to insert DNA into a carbon nanotube.
Chemistry World August 23, 2011 Josh Howgego	Expanded genetic alphabet could spell out new genes Chemists have created an artificial genetic code capable of evolving to produce new genes. The code consists of six bases, rather than the standard four, and could form the basis of randomly mutating synthetic life.
Chemistry World September 17, 2012 Ian Le Guillou	Raising the curtain on single-stranded DNA Scientists have created microfluidic devices containing single-stranded DNA 'curtains' for the first time, allowing scientists to study its interactions with proteins in real time.
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.
Chemistry World May 7, 2014 Emma Stoye	Bacterium survives unnatural DNA transplant The first organism that can grow and replicate with an unnatural base pair in its DNA -- giving the cell six nucleotides instead of the usual four -- has been created by scientists in the US.
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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.
PC Magazine July 13, 2005 John R. Quain	DNA Printing Press A group of scientists believes it has an inexpensive nanoprinting technique that could lead to the mass production of DNA-based chips that could revolutionize disease detection.
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Lucks & Arkin	Synthetic Biology's Hunt for the Genetic Transistor How genetic circuits will unlock the true potential of bioengineering
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Chemistry World October 8, 2013 Hayley Birch	RNA mimic destined for synthetic genome US scientists have taken another step towards the goal of creating self-replicating molecules like those thought to have spawned life on Earth. The researchers made RNA-like polymers capable of copying short sections of genetic code that they suggest could act as genomes in synthetic cells.
Chemistry World July 2007 Philip Ball	Opinion: The Crucible Working towards a cell-like entity from scratch by adding new functions in a process of gradual complexification is not without its dangers, but to simply damn it as 'playing God' would be to capitulate to a mistaken view of what being alive may mean.
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
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Chemistry World April 14, 2011 Laura Howes	DNA origami yields tiny flask A US group of researchers has made a round bottomed flask from folded up DNA with an internal capacity of just 24000nm 3, which would be enough to hold 800,000 molecules of water.
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.
Chemistry World March 1, 2011 Catherine Bacon	Unravelling chromosomes Danish scientists have used a micro device to isolate centimetre-long portions of human DNA to help study the genetic make-up of diseased cells.
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Chemistry World October 31, 2008 Manisha Lalloo	DNA-rewinding protein discovered US scientists have found an enzyme that rewinds sections of DNA whose strands have mistakenly come apart.
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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.
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.
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 October 14, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Twist in the tale to improve gene therapy New insights into the physical properties of different forms of DNA could help to improve gene therapy, chemists in Spain and India say.
Chemistry World March 18, 2010 Simon Hadlington	New self-replication system governed by mechanical force Intriguingly, the type of force applied to the system dictates the pattern of self-replication. The work could have implications for the origins of life on Earth.
Chemistry World November 17, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Rotaxane raises the bar for self-replicating chemical systems Scientists in the UK and Malaysia have created a self-assembling rotaxane that can replicate itself. The result may lead to the development of autonomous chemical systems that mimic cellular processes.
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.
Chemistry World July 22, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Self-assembling DNA structures carve out a niche Researchers have used DNA nanostructures to create raised ridges and tiny trenches in silicon dioxide using an etching technique.
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.
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Reactive Reports Apr/May 2005 David Bradley	At Last, the Structure of DNA Researchers have made a significant advance in our understanding of life's main molecule, using X-ray crystallography to determine the three-dimensional structures of nearly all the possible sequences of a macromolecule.
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.
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Sarah C.P. Williams	Sounding the Alarm Details on how cells detect and respond to foreign DNA may provide clues to autoimmune diseases.
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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.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Detector senses single DNA Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles have tapped differences in the folding characteristics of single-stranded and double-stranded DNA to make a sensor capable of detecting a single DNA molecule.