Complex DNA Shapes Designed by Computer Model

A new computer model that allows the MIT engineers to design the most complex three-dimensional DNA shapes ever produced, has been created by them. The design also includes rings, bowls, and geometric structures such as icosahedrons that resemble viral particles. This design program could allow researchers to build DNA scaffolds to anchor arrays of proteins and light-sensitive molecules called chromophores that mimic the photosynthetic proteins found in plant cells, ...