Scientists have revealed how tiny metal ions help DNA molecules overcome electrical repulsion and "zip" together with striking precision. DNA molecules carry the same negative charge, so they would normally be expected to push apart.
Scientists have revealed how tiny metal ions help DNA molecules overcome electrical repulsion and "zip" together with striking precision.
DNA molecules carry the same negative charge, so they would normally be expected to push apart.
Inside living cells, however, DNA must sometimes come together for processes such as genetic recombination, gene silencing and cancer development.
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Scientists have revealed how tiny metal ions help DNA molecules overcome electrical repulsion and "zip" together with striking precision. DNA molecules carry the same negative charge, so they would normally be expected to push apart. Inside living cells, however, DNA must sometimes come together for processes such as genetic recombination, gene silencing and cancer development.
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