Join the club for FREE to access the whole archive and other member benefits.
Key points from article :
Robots and DNA share the ability to be programmed to complete a specific function.
Molecules can do a lot of things on their own that robots usually have trouble with.
Single-stranded DNA can be folded to create molecular structures.
Swarms of robots can complete tasks by communicating with each other.
Wyss Institute created the cross-disciplinary Molecular Robotics Initiative in 2016.
Click on resource name for more details.
Biologist, population geneticist, mathematical modeler and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.
Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School.
