Abstract:
Nucleic acid nanotechnology is a field that has only recently come under heavy study. Nadrian
Seeman first devised a plan for a type of algorithmic self-assembly nearly 40 years ago, a
process that is now nearly taken for granted by many modem-day scientists working with both
DNA and RNA. Scientists have discovered methods to shape nucleic acid into synthetic forms
and functions with a variety of applications for nanotechnology and even medicine. The
Khisamutdinov lab's work here at Ball State continues this process today.