Nongjian (N.J. Tao), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Nongjian (N.J. Tao), Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University

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Much like flipping your light switch at home -- only on a scale 1,000 times smaller than a human hair -- Nongjian (N.J.) Tao's ASU-led team has now developed the first controllable DNA switch to regulate the flow of electricity within a single, atomic-sized molecule.

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Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University

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