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Paul Rothemund: Casting spells with DNA

Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implications for the future of making things.

English
  • Originally Aired October 18, 2007
  • Runtime 7 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network YouTube
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