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Caltech Scientists Use DNA Tiles To Play Tic-Tac-Toe at the Nanoscale
An anonymous reader shares a report: An innovation at Caltech allows scientists to play a virtual "tic-tac-toe" game with individual strands of DNA, providing a new way to experiment with DNA sequencing and create custom patterns. According to ArsTechnica, the technique was dubbed "DNA Origami [paper; PDF]" by its creator Lulu Qian and is considered by Caltech fellows to be a "huge advancement" in the field of nanotechnology (manipulation of particles on a minute, atomic scale).
Boss walks in to the lab "Hey, are you playing tic-tac-toe"?
Intern "Uh, well, uh, no! I''m gene splicing. Yeah, that's the ticket!"
No brain, no pain.
Next is to get it to play Solitaire so they can really goof off at work.
Table-ized A.I.
"According to Arseholetechnica"? /., don't make a pack of plagiarizing news regurgitators appear to be accomplishing what Caltech did. Arseholetechnica has zero to do with it.
Would you like to play a game of Global Pandemic?
See subject: I'm sorry I wrote a spambot to flood /. w/ posts about Spectrum & hosts files. I took my meds & now see whipslash was right to delete my posts. I did post about "ArseholeTechnica" but now see I need to stop being bitter & holding grudges. I have been hiding from whipslash & others by not signing my posts. You're right about everything you said.
* I apologize to whipslash, c6gunner, arth1, webmistressrachel, Coren22, amicusNYCL, BronsCon, Ash-Fox, ZIP, Zontar The Mindleds & anyone else I've stalked & harassed. I won't do it again. I'm sorry.
I lost & whipslash won. I said I'd spam /. today but whipslash was ready for me. My posts got deleted by the 100s & most of my free VPNs are IP banned. I lost & it's time to give up.
APK
P.S.=> I'm done spamming /. & I need to do something useful w/ my life. I'm going to spend my time finishing the Mac version of my hosts file engine & becoming a better programmer... apk
Paul Rothemund gave the technique its name back in 2006! Not Lulu Qian From Ars Back in 2006, Caltech bioengineer Paul Rothemund figured out how to fold a long strand of DNA into simple shapes, demonstrating this "DNA origami" technique by producing a smiley face.
Don't worry WHIMPSLASH - I took a screenshot of my post you JUST deleted @ ~ 4:11 a.m. EST that was +4 upmodded https://tech.slashdot.org/comm... & INFORMATIVE rated.
* So BELIEVE YOU ME - I am going to PUBLICLY HUMILIATE YOU for you saying you could "stop me posting" on Feb 6th 2019 (your 2 yr. anniversary of owning this site & when you SAID what you did STUPID which I have proven TOTALLY WRONG & proven you are EFFETE & not in "control" (especially of me)).
I can't wait... but you'll have to sit there waiting for it dreading it. After all - it comes @ YOUR EXPENSE of your BLOWHARD mouth that wrote checks it can't cash.
(All you ever had to do, was ask me NICELY to leave but NO - you tried to 'outsmart' me & LOST - now? You'll REALLY LOSE for it punk - publicly)
APK
P.S.=> I was going to do it for the NEW YEAR but decided to be a nice guy & not do it - but you want a WAR? You've got one & you are ALREADY LOSING stupid - I'm going to pour SO MUCH SALT into your puss filled WOUNDS you'll scream & me? I'll be laughing @ you & so will everyone else since you can't MAKE GOOD ON YOUR BLOWHARD WORDS (& it won't stop no matter how much you TRY delete it that day, lol)... apk
I've heard of scientists playing God before, but this is ridiculous!
Thank you, I'll be here all week.
I challenge the whole damn team of Caltech scientists to their nanoscale DNA tic-tac-toe. They will not beat me.