Their study has been published online inNature Chemistry.
The research is supported by the National Science Foundation.
If silicon-based chips become much smaller, their performance will become unstable and unpredictable.
The team inserted a molecule called coralyne into the helix to allow a current to flow through the DNA.
This finding is quite counterintuitive because the molecular structure is still seemingly symmetrical after coralyne intercalation, Xu said.
It gives us new insights into the electronic transport mechanism.
source: www.techworm.net
