Unraveling a Knotty Problem in DNA (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Unraveling a Knotty Problem in DNA

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When E. coli bacteria divide, they have to separate two linked circles of DNA into two separate circles. UC Davis mathematician Mariel Vazquez and colleagues are using the mathematics of shapes (topology) and computer modeling to understand this process.

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Mariel Vazquez/UC Davis

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