Contact: Yaakov (Kobi) Benenson ● B105, Bauer Bld, 7 Divinity Ave Cambridge MA 02138 USA

Phone: 617-384-7791; e-mail: kbenenson at cgr.harvard.edu

1. *Rinaudo, K., *Bleris, L., Maddamsetti, R., Subramanian, S., Weiss, R. & Benenson, Y. A universal RNAi-based logic evaluator that operates in mammalian cells. Nature Biotechnology, AOP May 21, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt1307

2. Shapiro, E. & Benenson, Y. Bringing DNA computers to life. Scientific American. 294, 44-51 (2006).

3. *Adar, R., *Benenson, Y., Linshiz, G., Rosner, A., Tishbi, N. & Shapiro, E. Stochastic computing with biomolecular automata, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101, 9960-9965 (2004).

4 .Benenson, Y., Gil, B., Ben-Dor, U., Adar, R. & Shapiro, E. An autonomous molecular computer for logical control of gene expression. Nature 429, 423-429 (2004). N&V on p. 351 of the same issue.

5. Benenson, Y. & Shapiro, E. Molecular computing machines. In Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, James A. Schwarz, Cristian I. Contescu, and Karol Putyera, Eds.; Marcel Dekker, Inc.: New York, 2004; pp 2043-2056.

6. *Benenson, Y., *Adar, R.; Paz-Elizur, T., Livneh, Z. & Shapiro, E. DNA molecule provides a computing machine with both data and fuel. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 100, 2191-2196 (2003).

7. Benenson, Y., Paz-Elizur, T., Adar, R., Keinan, E., Livneh, Z. & Shapiro, E. Programmable and autonomous computing machine made of biomolecules. Nature 414, 430-434 (2001).

*equal contribution