Rapid folding of DNA into nanoscale shapes at constant temperature

Science

Volumn 338, Issue 6113, 2012, Pages 1458-1461

  Sobczak, Jean Philippe J ^a   Martin, Thomas G ^a   Gerling, Thomas ^a   Dietz, Hendrik ^a  

^a WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NANOANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 84871091378     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1229919     Document Type: Article

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