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Paul Rothemund habla en detalle sobre plegamiento de ADN

En 2007, Paul rothemund le dio a TED un breve resumen de su especialidad, plegar ADN. Ahora lo deja claro, habla en detalle de la inmensa promesa de su campo -- crear pequeñas máquinas que se ensamblan a sí mismas.

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En 2007, Paul rothemund le dio a TED un breve resumen de su especialidad, plegar ADN. Ahora lo deja claro, habla en detalle de la inmensa promesa de su campo -- crear pequeñas máquinas que se ensamblan a sí mismas.

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Paul Rothemund folds DNA into shapes and patterns. Which is a simple enough thing to say, but the process he has developed has vast implications for computing and manufacturing -- allowing us to create things we can now only dream of.