'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (7 of 8)
Computer-generated models of three-dimensional nanostructures self-assembled from synthetic DNA strands called DNA bricks. A master DNA brick collection defines a 25-nanometer cubic "molecular canvas...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (6 of 8)
These shapes are about 25 nm in each dimension and can be seen under transmission electron microscope that uses a beam of electrons to image small objects. This image relates to a paper that appeared ...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (5 of 8)
The researchers made a large cuboid that was assembled from hundreds of DNA bricks, and then used it as a 1000-voxel (each voxel is 2.5 nm × 2.5 nm × 2.7 nm) 3-D canvas for constructing complex shapes...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (4 of 8)
Just like Lego®, one set of DNA bricks can assemble to many shapes, using subsets of DNA bricks. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, published by...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (3 of 8)
The cuboid is dissected into layers of DNA bricks to show the connections. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by ...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (2 of 8)
A large number of DNA bricks can produce three-dimensional shapes, such as a cuboid that is depicted by a DNA brick model and a DNA strand model. Each brick carries a unique sequence that directs it ...
'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (1 of 8)
Nanoscale DNA structures self-assembled from DNA bricks. Each brick is a short sythetic singlestranded DNA. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, ...
Could Regular Moons Come From Ring Systems? (5 of 5)
This simulation shows how moons are created at the edge of Saturn’s rings, and how they move away due to tidal interactions with the planet and the rings. This video relates to a paper that appeared ...
Could Regular Moons Come From Ring Systems? (4 of 5)
Sketch of the satellite systems of the four giant planets. The sizes and distances of the satellites are proportionnal to the logarithm of their masses and distance to the planet's center, ...
Could Regular Moons Come From Ring Systems? (3 of 5)
Artist's view of Uranus with rings, giving birth to its satellite system. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by ...
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