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Learn the Amazing New Research on Untying Knots in Polymers

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Macromolecules A joint computational-experimental paper that I worked on was just published in MacroLetters, a journal that covers all topics relating…
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How to Use the Spaghetti-Twist Method to Align DNA

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A new paper from a collaboration of Canadian physicists has demonstrated how simply twirling a wire through a solution of DNA molecules can align the molecules…
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Polymer Physics and Genetic Sequencing

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IntroductionMy main research focuses on using DNA molecules to study polymer physics. Theoretical polymer physics is based on the thermodynamic behavior…
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What Causes Cancer: Bad Luck or Bad Lifestyles?

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What causes cancer? For the most part, cancer is a disease that arises from mutations in the body that accumulate over time.  These mutations knock out…
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Atomic Positioning with DNA Hinges

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I was perusing the Nature Nanotechnology website today when I came across an interesting article by Funke and Dietz, called "Placing molecules with Bohr…