Paul Rothemund: Casting spells with DNA

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 selfassembly at the smallest of scales with vast implications for the future of making things. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on at