> Where you get that stuff: the robots are designed with CADnano, which is free software: http://cadnano.org/ http://cadnano.org/ I'm sorry, but there's CAD so

> Where you get that stuff: the robots are designed with CADnano, which is free software: http://cadnano.org/ http://cadnano.org/ I'm sorry, but there's CAD software for designing DNA structures now?! When did this happen? As someone tragically unaware of recent advances in the biosciences, I'd love to know more about this. I see the structures in screenshots of their CAD software, and then micrographs of the resulting real DNA(?) but how do you go from A to B? Edit: Actually, for anyone reading this: what resources would you recommend for getting up to speed on cell biology, modelling of DNA and the like for someone with a solid science background? (I ask as someone who's done a lot of computer modelling, but more from a solid state physics point of view) I'd just like to be able to read articles like this with a slightly more critical eye...