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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.
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Reactive Reports Issue 72 David Bradley	Ice Age the Movie The ordered structure of ice dissolves little by little into disorder when a tiny burst of light hits an ice crystal.
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.
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.
Chemistry World February 28, 2010 Jon Cartwright	Reactions on DNA origami watched with AFM Chemists in Denmark have for the first time imaged chemical reactions on a DNA origami scaffold so that they can precisely attach single molecules, involving atomic force microscopy.
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.
Chemistry World March 15, 2010 James Urquhart	All aboard the DNA nanotube Cargo-carrying DNA nanotubes that can rapidly release their load on demand have been made for the first time by Canadian researchers.
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 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.
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
Chemistry World March 8, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Molecular midwives helped birth of DNA 'Molecular midwives' - are compounds that played a crucial role in combining small nucleotide fragments into the first genetic polymeric material.
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.
Chemistry World March 12, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Chemical building blocks produce a wellspring of organic molecules Scientists in the US have developed an automated platform to create small organic molecules from a set of simple of chemical building blocks.
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.
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Simon Hadlington	DNA movement through motor proteins measured Researchers have adapted a method for DNA sequencing to measure directly and with exquisite sensitivity the movement of a single molecule of DNA as it is drawn through specialized motor proteins.
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.
Technology Research News October 6, 2004	Chip spots DNA electrochemically A microelectrochemical method of reading DNA chips could be used in portable detectors. It could be use practically in two to five years, according to the researchers.
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Chemistry World January 31, 2008 Michael Gross	A DNA Crane for Molecular Building Sites Researchers in Germany have developed a DNA-based crane that can pick up molecules from a depot and deposit them precisely at a target site.
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.
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 May 15, 2006 Jon Evans	Selective DNA Crystals A molecular biologist has developed a molecular sieve using a DNA crystal with nanoscale channels.
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 10, 2005	DNA process stamps patterns DNA's ability to connect matching strands is at the heart of a stamp that promises to bring mass production to the nanoscale.
Chemistry World February 27, 2006 Michael Gross	A DNA Switch for RNA Folding Researchers have equipped a large RNA domain with a DNA switch, which they say can fold or unfold the RNA molecule at will.
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,
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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 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 July 28, 2004	Chemistry yields DNA fossils The technique could be used to make nanoscale containers, wires, patterns, and chemical catalysts.
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 February 4, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	DNA Cages Change Size on Demand Scientists have designed dynamic DNA cages which expand or contract on demand -- and could be used to deliver drugs, or be the moving parts of nanomachines.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA motor keeps cranking Researchers have been making DNA perform all sorts of shape-changing tricks in recent years, but the need to add pieces of DNA at every step has made it a bit of a stretch to call these molecules motors. A method that keeps the process humming changes things.
Chemistry World October 19, 2009 Simon Hadlington	DNA stretching mystery solved A detailed understanding of the elastic properties of DNA can give scientists key insights into interactions of DNA and the proteins that carry out these manipulations.
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.
Chemistry World February 3, 2010 Lewis Brindley	DNA origami goes large US researchers have found a way to scale up DNA origami into larger structures by using 'tiles' instead of 'staples' to pin them in place.
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.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA plays tic-tac-toe In addition to its natural role as the blueprint of life, DNA has been tapped to compute and to form nanoscale machines. A new type of DNA logic is aimed at marrying these artificial functions to make control circuits for nano machines. The first result is an unbeatable tic-tac-toe player.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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 February 25, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Nanomachinery Lights up A light-activated switch to turn nanomachines on and off has been developed by Japanese researchers.
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.