Many of the nanotechnology devices of today have been fabricated from pieces of silicon or other materials, through etching, much like carving out portions ofthe starting material to obtain the final structure. Nucleic acid bioengineering approaches use a “bottom-up” approach. Nucleic acid engineering utilizes DNA molecules as building blocks, and forms specifically shaped particles that can be used to build larger units. Nanowires and nanomembranes from these basic building blocks are envisioned. Nucleic acid engineering is a platform technology that can find a variety of applications for agriculture and food systems and lot others through the development of novel materials.