Structure-based drug design is the design and optimization ... and how its shape and charge cause it to interact with its biological target, ultimately eliciting a medical effect.

and emergent mechanical design principles of biological systems, DARPA is interested in exploring the feasibility of 'growing ...

Beyond the ladder-like structure described above, another key characteristic of double-stranded DNA is its unique three-dimensional shape. The first photographic evidence of this shape was ...

The agency used a tent as an analogy. "Given the structural material of the tent poles, biological growth mechanisms are envisioned to be the 'cover' of the tent," the document reads. In short ...