• Paul Rothemund
• DNA origamist

• Speaking at TED2007
• March 2007
• Monterey, CA

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 self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implications for the future of making things.