New theory of polymer length provides improved estimates of DNA, RNA size
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 07:52
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have developed various formulas for calculating distance between the ends of a curved polymer. However, these formulas have typically failed to consider the stretchiness of the molecule. In a new study, scientists have derived a formula to determine the end-to-end distance of a semiflexible polymer, including DNA or RNA, while taking into account how much the polymer stretches.