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BIOCOMPUTERS PLAY CHESS. "Other biological molecules besides DNA have also been used for computation. Faulhammer and colleagues used RNA to solve an assortment of chess problems through DNA computing."" " http://lnkd.in/dy46FVd View in LinkedIn

DNA COMPUTERS DO MATH: "researchers have been able to solve a diverse group of mathematical problems using DNA molecules. In 2011, Qian and Winfree were able to calculate square roots using ‘seesaw’ logic gates. Later, (the same group) used the DNA logic circuits which were not only able to recall memory using incomplete information, but also to determine when conflicting answers were obtained."" " http://lnkd.in/dy46FVd View in LinkedIn

SMART PROGRAMMABLE DRUGS. "Biological organisms use complex molecular networks to navigate their environment and regulate their internal state. The development of synthetic systems with similar capabilities could lead to applications such as smart therapeutics or fabrication methods based on self-organization."" " http://lnkd.in/djVpjGV View in LinkedIn

SMART DRUGS. "Chemists soon could be able to use a structured set of instructions to 'program' how DNA molecules interact in a test tube or cell. A team has developed a programming language for chemistry that it hopes will streamline efforts to design a network that can guide the behavior of chemical-reaction mixtures in the same way that embedded electronic controllers guide cars, robots and other devices. In medicine, such networks could serve as smart drug deliverers or disease detectors at the cellular level."" " http://m.slashdot.org/story/192305 View in LinkedIn

DNA LEGO BRICKS. "DNA is a construction material that follows very simple rules. New nanostructures can be easily designed using a computer programme, and the elements fit together like Lego bricks. So we can build more or less whatever we like."" " http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131104123737.htm View in LinkedIn

PROGRAMMABLE GLUE FOR INJURIES to make biocompatable scaffolds to aid healing. "By using DNA glue to guide gel bricks to self-assemble, we’re creating sophisticated programmable architecture, This novel self-assembly method worked for gel cubes as tiny as a piece of silt (30 microns diameter) to as large as a grain of sand (1 millimeter diameter), underscoring the method’s versatility."" " http://lnkd.in/d7TYh7t View in LinkedIn

DNA NANOSTRUCTURES. "Researchers have harnessed DNA’s unique properties to build novel three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructures, with potential applications in the electronic devices and medical technologies of the future."" " http://lnkd.in/dkTuK8G View in LinkedIn

NANOBOT SURGEONS. "These doctors would have the ability to cut, stitch, and sample cells without ever having to perform what we consider modern day surgery."" " http://lnkd.in/dTNuUTK View in LinkedIn

FUTURE NANOBOTS. "In the future, it is possible that we will see an all-in-one nanorobot package. These nanobots would not only have the ability to destroy cells but promote the rejuvenation of cells without increasing likelihood of tumors or cancers as well."" " http://lnkd.in/dTNuUTK View in LinkedIn

DNA AS ENGINEERING MATERIAL. William L Hughes "discusses DNA’s potential as an engineering material for building structural scaffolds for nanoelectronic devices and biochemical tools for diagnosing disease."" " http://works.bepress.com/will_hughes/17/ View in LinkedIn