Tag Archive for: DNA

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…

How to Use the Spaghetti-Twist Method to Align DNA
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…

Polymer Physics and Genetic Sequencing
IntroductionMy main research focuses on using DNA molecules to study polymer physics. Theoretical polymer physics is based on the thermodynamic behavior…

What Causes Cancer: Bad Luck or Bad Lifestyles?
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…

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