World's Tiniest Mona
Lisa painting made from DNA
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| image courtesy: wikipedia |
Scientists
have achieved the world’s tiniest replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous
painting Mona Lisa using DNA.
Researchers
from California Institute of Technology, U.S. developed an inexpensive method
by which Genetic origami self-assembles into large arrays with entirely customizable
arrangements, creating a sort of canvas that can display any image.
They've
used DNA to construct the tiniest known Mona Lisa with the iconic smile is just
100nm wide.
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| image courtesy: engadget.com |
The
nucleotides of a DNA, A always pairs with T and C pairs with G. This
principle makes it possible to design DNA origami. A large DNA painting is
assembled out of smaller square origami tiles. Researchers used combination of
software and automatic liquid handling to make these mini paintings.
DNA-based nanostructures like this will be useful in Future Science & Technology. This might not be the tiniest piece of art you've ever seen, but the technology behind it could be incredibly valuable beyond recreating masterpieces.
DNA-based nanostructures like this will be useful in Future Science & Technology. This might not be the tiniest piece of art you've ever seen, but the technology behind it could be incredibly valuable beyond recreating masterpieces.
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