# Playing with DNA that self-assembles

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2007
- Speaker: Paul Rothemund
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_rothemund_playing_with_dna_that_self_assembles)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implications for the future of making things.

## Lectures

1. [Playing with DNA that self-assembles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/paul_rothemund_playing_with_dna_that_self_assembles/fec8c41094a9), 5 min (TED's player)