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Mission Statement

The Center for Molecular Cybernetics is an NSF Chemical Bonding Center (CBC) that concentrates on developing the theoretical and experimental tools to program and to observe the autonomous behavior of individual molecules or complexes that traverse, interrogate, and modify surface landscapes.

News

Events

  • Congratulations to the Pierce Lab on their recent Nature publication: Programming biomolecular self-assembly pathways. Yin P, Choi HMT, Calvert C, Pierce NA. Nature, 451:318-322, 2008. x
  • During Phase I four of our members got tenure: Congratulations to Erik, Niles, Nils, and Darko on their promotions!
  • December 2007: Congratulations to Georg Seelig on his Burroughs-Wellcome "Career Awards at the Scientific Interface" ! x
  • November 2007: Congratulations to Milan on his Blavatnik Award ( x); does it mean that molecular robotics is going mainstream?
  • September 2007: Congratulations to Paul Rothemund on his MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. x
  • May 2007: Congratulations to Milan to his 2007 Doctor Harold and Golden Lamport Research in Clinical Sciences: (This prestigious award is given to young investigators who show exceptional promise in their clinical research).
  • February 2007: Congratulations to Milan on being chosen as Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar! If you are interested in finding out more about LLS or to donate to the Society please click here. x
  • December 2006: Congratulations to Paul R. and Erik for their well-deserved Feynman Awards x (they actually nailed both theoretical and practical approaches in stiff competition).

Congratulations on recent publications from CMC members:

  • Engineering entropy-driven reactions and networks catalyzed by DNA. Zhang DY, Turberfield AJ, Yurke B, Winfree E. Science, 318:1121-1125, 2007. x
  • An autonomous polymerization motor powered by DNA hybridization. Venkatarman S, Dirks RM, Rothemund PWKR, Winfree E, Pierce NA. Nature Nanotechnology, 2(8):490-494, 2007. x
  • Enzyme-free nucleic acid logic circuits. Seelig G, Soloveichik D, Zhang DY, Winfree E. Science, 314(5805):1585-1588, 2006. x
  • Behavior of polycatalytic assemblies in a substrate-displaying matrix. Pei R, Taylor SK, Stefanovic D, Rudchenko S, Mitchell TE, Stojanovic MN. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(39):12693-9, 2006. x
  • Medium scale integration of molecular logic gates in an automaton. Macdonald J, Li Y, Sutovic M, Lederman H, Pendri K, Lu W, Andrews BL, Stefanovic D, Stojanovic MN. Nano Letters, 6(11):2598-603, 2006. x
  • Molecular spiders with memory. Antal T, Krapivsky PL.
    Phys. Rev. 2007. x
  • Molecular spiders in one dimension. Antal T, Krapivsky PL, Mallick K. J. Stat. Mech. 2007. x

In the Press

  • 16 January 2008, Nile's DNA walker is featured on NewScientist.com x
  • 16 November 2007, Engineering Entropy-Driven Reactions and Networks featured in Science's Perspectives x
  • 06 September 2007, Hybridization-powered polymerization motor featured on Physorg.com x
  • December 2006, Enzyme Free Nucleic Acid Circuits featured in Science's Perspectives (x) and Nature's News and Views (x) sections.
  • 12 December 2006, IEEE Computer publication reports on MAYA-IIx
  • 31 October 2006, The Daily Vanguard (Portland State University) on Molecular spiders: The VERY itsy-bitsy spider x
  • 30 October 2006, MAYA-II featured in Information Week: University Researchers Break Ground In Molecular Computing x
  • 18 October 2006, MAYA-II featured in Scientific American: DNA Computer Plays Complete Game of Tic-Tac-Toe x
  • 18 October 2006, MAYA-II mentioned in Yahoo News, India: DNA computer is tic-tac-toe champ x
  • 18 October 2006, MAYA-II featured at the Inquirer: DNA computer manages noughts and crosses. Always wins, eventually x
  • 17 October 2006, MAYA-II comments at Slashdot: Researchers Debut DNA-Powered Computer x
  • 17 October 2006, MAYA-II featured at New Scientist: 'DNA computer' is unbeatable at tic-tac-toe x
  • 16 October 2006, MAYA-II featured at www.Engadget.com: Meet Maya II the new DNA computer that can play tic-tac-toe x
  • 12 October 2006, Spiders mentioned in Nature Sidelines: Nano Spiders x
  • 11 October 2006, Tic-Tac-Toe automaton MAYA-II featured at www.Nanowerk.com: Molecular automaton plays tic-tac-toe x
  • 10 October 2006, Spiders featured at www.Engadget.com: Molecular spiders can cut grass, fight one another, and save lives? x
  • 09 October 2006, BBC article about Spiders: Molecular spiders grab nanograss x
  • 06 October 2006, Milan Interviewed by BBC Radio about Spiders: Science in Action: Molecular 'Spider'
  • 04 August 2006, New Scientist feature on MAYA-II and combinatorial arrays: DNA processors cash in on silicon's weaknesses x