Trinity College Dublin

Research Interests

1. Simulation: The simulation and theoretical development of models for solvation, with particular reference to biological systems.
2. The Origin of Life: The interpretation of molecular biological phenomena as formal computational processes, i.e. exploring the basis of the genetic alphabet, the genetic code, and nucleotide replication, in terms of theoretical computer science and informatics.
3. Molecular Logic: [With Prof. T. Gunnlaugsson]

Selected Publications

1. D.A. Mac Dónaill, "Digital Parity and the Composition of the Nucleotide Alphabet: Shaping the Alphabet with Error Coding", IEEE:Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Jan-Feb., pp 54-61 (2006).
2. D.A. Mac Dónaill "A parity code interpretation of nucleotide alphabet composition", Chem. Comm. 2062-2063 (2002).
3. D.A. Mac Dónaill 'Why Nature Chose A, C, G and U/T: An Error-Coding Perspective of Nucleotide Alphabet Composition', Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere, 33, 433-455 (2003).
4. T. Gunnlaugsson, D.A. Dónaill D. Parker "Luminescent Molecular Logic Gates: The Two-Input Inhibit (INH) Function", Chem. Commun, 93 (2000).
5. Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, D.A. Mac Dónaill and D. Parker; "Lanthanide Macrocyclic Quinolyl Conjugates as Luminescent Molecular-Level Devices", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(51); 12866-12876, (2001).