Julie Byrom and Sibani Lisa Biswal, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Julie Byrom and Sibani Lisa Biswal, Rice University

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Graduate student Julie Byrom, left, and chemical and biomolecular engineer Sibani Lisa Biswal led a Rice University project to build models for polymer macromolecules using magnets and DNA "springs" that can be tuned for flexibility.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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