Presidential Faculty Fellows/Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PFF/PECASE)

9629060 YIN这项研究的长期目标是开发一种通用的方法，用于设计、制造和实施能够识别和操作环境中的组件的分子规模的机器。例如合成新材料的机器，或在分子水平上处理遗传信息的机器。这样的机器目前还不存在。然而，对其实现的洞察可以通过关注病毒，即体现许多所需特征的生物实体来获得。***

9629060 Yin The long term objective of this research is to develop a general methodology for the design, manufacture, and implementation of molecular-scale machines that are able to recognize and manipulate components in their environment. Examples include machines that would synthesize novel materials, or process genetic information at the molecular level. Such machines do not currently exist. However, insights toward their realization may be obtained by focusing on viruses, biological entities that embody many of the desired characteristics. ***