Caltech Scientists Use DNA Tiles To Play Tic-Tac-Toe at the Nanoscale

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

[drainbramage]

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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[Joe_Dragon]

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

[Tablizer]

Next is to get it to play Solitaire so they can really goof off at work.

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[olsmeister]

Minesweeper never got any love....

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[Tablizer]

This is still Slashdot.

Hello

[Frank Burly]

Would you like to play a game of Global Pandemic?

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[rtb61]

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

[ledgearooni]

Paul Rothemund gave the technique its name back in 2006! Not Lulu Qian From Ars Back in 2006, Caltech bioengineer Paul Rothemund figured out how to fold a long strand of DNA into simple shapes, demonstrating this "DNA origami" technique by producing a smiley face.