Caltech Scientists Use DNA Tiles To Play Tic-Tac-Toe at the Nanoscale 23
An anonymous reader shares a report: An innovation at Caltech allows scientists to play a virtual "tic-tac-toe" game with individual strands of DNA, providing a new way to experiment with DNA sequencing and create custom patterns. According to ArsTechnica, the technique was dubbed "DNA Origami [paper; PDF]" by its creator Lulu Qian and is considered by Caltech fellows to be a "huge advancement" in the field of nanotechnology (manipulation of particles on a minute, atomic scale).
Got caught goofing off (Score:3)
Boss walks in to the lab "Hey, are you playing tic-tac-toe"?
Intern "Uh, well, uh, no! I''m gene splicing. Yeah, that's the ticket!"
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BOSS Now work on:
Fighter Combat
Guerrilla Engagement
Desert Warfare
Air-To-Ground Actions
Theaterwide Tactical Warfare
Theaterwide Biotoxic And Chemical Warfare
Global Thermonuclear War
Solitaire (Score:1)
Next is to get it to play Solitaire so they can really goof off at work.
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This is still Slashdot.
Hello (Score:3)
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I don't care, for me my algae strawberry steak, I grow in my own kitchen aquarium is getting closer day by day. Genetically engineering old world crops is just plain stupid and a waste of time. GMO algae, any food imaginable food product created and grown really fast (just designed texture, consistency, nutrients, flavours and trace element profile), is the only way to go.
Lulu Qian didn't invent this (Score:1)