DNA nanotechnology

computing using molecular biology hardware

design and manufacture of artificial nucleic acid structures for technological uses

folding of DNA to create two- and three-dimensional shapes at the nanoscale

assembly constructed from DNA which produces quasi-mechanical output in response to specific stimuli, pioneered by Nadrian Seeman at NYU

A transcriptor is a transistor-like device composed of DNA and RNA rather than a semiconducting material such as silicon. Prior to its invention in 2013, the transcriptor was considered an important component to build biological computers.