DNA, and blueprints from a mind

From ScienceDaily, DNA Is Blueprint, Contractor And Construction Worker For New Structures,

DNA is the blueprint of all life, giving instruction and function to organisms ranging from simple one-celled bacteria to complex human beings. Now researchers have used DNA as the blueprint, contractor and construction worker to build a 3-D structure out of gold, a lifeless material. Using just one kind of nanoparticle the researchers built two very different crystalline structures by changing one thing -- the strands of synthesized DNA attached to the tiny gold spheres. (emphasis added)

Ahhh... don't you just love metaphors?

Consider the following words, and their meanings: 

• Blueprint - a drawing, typically used in construction, which provides the layout, materials, dimensions, sizes, etc., of the building in question, thereby providing constructors with the necessary information with which to construct the building. Key point: a blueprint is the product of a mind.
• Contractor - typically a person, or company, who not only acquires the resources necessary to build the structure, but also plans the work to be performed. Key point: a contractor performs his function by using his mind (as a general rule).
• Construction worker - besides leering at women walking by a construction site, the construction worker is the one who actually performs the construction of a particular building. Key point: a construction worker, contrary to popular belief, has a mind.

Now, consider that DNA, supposedly derived from a mindless process, over eons of time, is being used as the basis for building 3D structures out of gold.