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Wiring Up DNA: Measuring the conductivity of DNA

technologyreview.com — By wiring up DNA between two carbon nanotubes, researchers have measured the molecule's ability to conduct electricity.

Who dugg this? Made popular Feb 13, 2008

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  • la7crosse11, on 02/13/2008, -0/+38Just do what you need to in order to keep him at 0. Then if he was going for reverse psychology and actually trying to get diggs he loses, and if he actually wanted to be buried...well, he still loses. And when he loses you win, it's a fact of life.
  • burkinaboy, on 02/13/2008, -2/+14Looks like the flux capacitor!
  • diceau, on 02/13/2008, -2/+13Agreed, keep him at 0.
  • reaper527, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6thats so ***** cool. CNT's are the way of the future, uses will be found for everything
  • Sigurdhsson, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6So did I.
    I'm not pathetic though.
  • inactive, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4DNA computers in next 50 years.
  • josegutz, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4Here's your lemon...NOW be quiet and go measure your DNA! (Brought to you by Carl's Jr.)

  • LordVance, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4I concur, keep him at 0.
  • Nosnevets02, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4I logged in just to keep him at 0.

    Yes, i am pathetic.
  • Brian48216, on 02/13/2008, -1/+4So what would be the measurement in ohms?
    Seriously. That's the only reason I clicked on the article.
  • theenginedriver, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3More like a floxed capacitor! (Biologists will understand...I hope)
  • postitnote, on 02/13/2008, -1/+4It's great knowing that people still care about things that TRULY matter.
  • inactive, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3dumbass...
  • inactive, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3conductivity is usually measured in siemens
  • gerbco, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Hey at least it will be able to power the chips we'll be implanting in our brains without contributing to global warming... I wonder if this will be used by Scientology's in the quest for mind control or maybe in the upcoming iphone update? Ron Paul would not agree with this... Did I cover everything yet? Oh yeah, if Microsoft created this you all would be bashing it!!
  • ZernanToledo, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3You tell em dude. What's with bacteria too, what a bunch of gay ass horse ***** who could believe that there are tiny little animals all over the place. Or supermassive black holes? What a bunch of darwinist crap lol ROFL.

    If it ain't in the bible then it clearly don't exist.
  • viniciusfontes, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Or mhos. It doesn't matter much because 1 mho = 1/ohm.
  • Nosnevets02, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Well, they said it was similar to graphite, which is 7.837E-06 Ohm-m
  • maheshee11, on 02/13/2008, -1/+2An ingenious way to detect mutations! This is superb!
    Here is an excerpt from the article
    "Nuckolls is now working to exploit this discovery to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), the one-letter variations in DNA that are linked to, for example, susceptibility to Alzheimer's, diabetes, and many other major diseases. Nuckolls hopes that his method can be used to identify SNPs more rapidly and with greater sensitivity than existing methods."
  • insanebrain, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Why wait so long ?
  • jcpendexter, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1We read the article.... and if some didn't, they don't need to read an excerpt. i hate when some slide in an excerpt thinking, "This makes me look smart, I'm sure!"

    edit: Oh! and then i noticed you said superb! Don't get me started on that!
  • EnergyEinstein, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1I hope there are lots more applications for this than detecting mutations - I know I can think of a few.
  • EnergyEinstein, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1Why did you have to mention chips? I want some chips now..
  • springo, on 02/14/2008, -0/+11 mho = 1 siemens = 1/ohm. Siemens are the SI derived unit, mhos are deprecated.
  • verkon, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1DNA based computer? Hello Mother Brain.
  • TheKeithD, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Electrolytes, turbolytes, powerlytes, more lytes than your body has room for!
  • Terr01, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1I'm afraid I didn't get it, but kudos anyway.

    My contribution: "Yes, but how does this help me pay for the florist's blosum 64-pack for my sweetie tomorrow?"
  • inactive, on 02/13/2008, -27/+27Bury me plz... fast
  • etgryphon, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1DNA...its got Electrolytes!
  • inactive, on 02/13/2008, -7/+4:(
  • wukillabee, on 02/13/2008, -6/+1DNA is a bunch of *****, you actually think there billions of things multiplying in my body right now? ***** out of here lmfao..........

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