Representation of a DNA Double Helix and a DNA Mimic (IMAGE)

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Representation of a DNA Double Helix and a DNA Mimic

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Representation of a DNA double helix (right) and a DNA mimic (left). The mimic comprises a single helix, on the surface of which two networks of negative charges (red and grey spheres) are positioned like the negative charges in the two strands of DNA.

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Ivan Huc.

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