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Yes, you can indeed implement a Turing machine with DNA by modifying DNA strands to simulate Wang tiles; [0] this is modeled in the abstract self assembly model. [1] You can also build emojis with DNA. [2]

[0] https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/1866/1/winfree_thesis.pdf

[1] http://self-assembly.net/wiki/index.php?title=Abstract_Tile_...

[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/546687a




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