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SUMMARY:Arranging nanoscale components in space with DNA origami - Prof. T
 im Liedl\, LMU Munich
DTSTART:20110812T130000Z
DTEND:20110812T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Ulrich Keyser
DESCRIPTION:In nature\, DNA serves as the carrier of hereditary informatio
 n. In contrast\, the field of DNA nanotechnology employs DNA as building m
 aterial for self-assembling nanoscopic objects [1]. The technique known as
  DNA origami introduced by Paul Rothemund in 2006 [2] opened up new routes
  for the assembly of nanoscale objects in space. This method uses hundreds
  of synthetic oligonucleotides to fold a long DNA single strand into arbit
 rary two-dimensional shapes and patterns. \nI will comment on recent advan
 ces of three-dimensional DNA origami [3] and some of its possible applicat
 ions. In particular\, I will describe the arrangement of nanoscale objects
  such as fluorophores [4] and nanoparticles with unprecedented precision. 
 \n\n[1] N. C. Seeman\, Journal of Theoretical Biology 99\, 237 (1982).\n[2
 ] P. W. K. Rothemund\, Nature 440\,  287(2006).\n[3] S. M. Douglas et al.\
 , Nature 459\, 414 (2009).\n[4] I. Stein et al.\, ChemPhysChem. 12\, 689 (
 2011).\n\n
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Phys
 ics
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