What is DNA origami?
[[File:Fabrication of DNA origami nanostructures.svg|alt=Flowchart summarising the process described in the text|thumb|The process of making DNA origami]] '''DNA origami''' is the folding of DNA to create tiny two- and three-dimensional shapes. The base pairs make DNA a useful construction material. DNA is a well-understood material which can hold other molecules in place or to create structures all on its own. == Uses == Applications are in biomedical, environment, electronics, and in understanding fundamental scientific concepts and mechanisms. Notable applications include: * ''Nanofabrication'': Making new materials with improved or specialized properties. For example, creating a tiny robot or device which can enter veins to deliver medicines to targeted cells. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zhang|first=Qian|last2=Jiang|first2=Qiao|last3=Li|first3=Na|last4=Dai|first4=Luru|last5=Liu|first5=Qing|last6=Song|first6=Linlin|last7=Wang|first7=Jinye|last8=Li|first8=Yaqian|last9=Tian|first9=Jie|last10=Ding|first10=Baoquan|last11=Du|first11=Yang|date=2014-07-22|title=DNA Origami as an In Vivo Drug Delivery Vehicle for Cancer Therapy|url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/nn502058j|journal=ACS Nano|language=en|volume=8|issue=7|pages=6633–6643|doi=10.1021/nn502058j|issn=1936-0851}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kretzmann|first=Jessica A.|last2=Liedl|first2=Anna|last3=Monferrer|first3=Alba|last4=Mykhailiuk|first4=Volodymyr|last5=Beerkens|first5=Samuel|last6=Dietz|first6=Hendrik|date=2023-02-23|title=Gene-encoding DNA origami for mammalian cell expression|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36601-1|journal=Nature Communications|language=en|volume=14|issue=1|pages=1017|doi=10.1038/s41467-023-36601-1|issn=2041-1723|pmc=9950468|pmid=36823187}}</ref> * ''Electronics'': As the size of material goes into the nanoscale which is one billionth of a meter, the properties of material change. Most of these properties are extremely useful. Some properties of DNA origami of the size range of 100 [[Nanometre|nm]] are utilized for t