Supercoiled DNA is far more dynamic than the ‘Watson-Crick’ double helix
Monday, October 12, 2015 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have imaged in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structure of supercoiled DNA, revealing that its shape is much more dynamic than the well-known double helix. Various DNA shapes, including figure-8s, were imaged using a powerful microscopy technique by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine in the US, and then examined using supercomputer simulations run […]