"Some of the major players in the human genome project are using our tools," said Schaeffer. "We study things like sequencing, and one example is the Rubik's Cube. The technology you need to solve the Rubik's Cube is the same technology you need to solve the DNA mystery.
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It appears that nanostructure science and technology at present resembles only the tip of a pyramid that has recently been uncovered from the sands of ignorance. As the new and expanding research community of nanostructure scholars worldwide digs away at these sands and uncovers more and more of the exciting field of nanostructure science and technology, we will eventually learn how truly important the field will have become and how great its impact will be on society.