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Maynooth University researchers build scaffolded DNA computer

Original: 💧 NEW: Researchers at # Maynooth University built a scaffolded # DNA computer in which short strands compete to attach a

Researchers at Maynooth University have built a scaffolded DNA computer in which short DNA strands compete to attach along a long scaffold strand. Mismatched tiles are energetically unfavorable, so they detach and are replaced until the arrangement settles into the most stable configuration, a process that lets the molecular system compute through self-assembly.

Why now: Fresh research demonstrating DNA-based computing through self-correcting molecular self-assembly is drawing attention.

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• 💧 NEW: Researchers at # Maynooth University built a scaffolded # DNA computer in which short strands compete to attach along a long scaffold strand. Mismatched tiles are energetically unfavorable, so they detach and get replaced until the arrangement settles into the most… · tksst@fediscience.org · 8

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