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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik

BP 44: DNA/RNA and related enzymes

BP 44.1: Invited Talk

Thursday, March 19, 2015, 15:00–15:30, H 1058

Molecular Systems Engineering with DNA: Four pieces, one rule, and many possibilities. — •Hendrik Dietz — Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

It is notoriously difficult to observe, let alone control, the position and orientation of molecules because of their small size and the constant thermal fluctuations that they experience in solution. Molecular self-assembly with DNA provides a route for placing molecules and constraining their fluctuations in user*defined ways, thereby opening attractive and unprecedented avenues for scientific and technological exploration. In my talk I will introduce some of the key concepts and methods, and highlight a number of recent applications.