Space Systems Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Sep;78(9):5275-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.9.5275.
Development of the ability to design protein molecules will open a path to the fabrication of devices to complex atomic specifications, thus sidestepping obstacles facing conventional microtechnology. This path will involve construction of molecular machinery able to position reactive groups to atomic precision. It could lead to great advances in computational devices and in the ability to manipulate biological materials. The existence of this path has implications for the present.
设计蛋白质分子能力的发展将开辟一条通向按照复杂原子规格制造器件的道路,从而避开传统微技术面临的障碍。这条道路将涉及构建能够以原子精度定位反应基团的分子机械。它可能会在计算设备和操纵生物材料的能力方面取得重大进展。这条道路的存在对现在具有影响。