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Nucleic Acids as Polymers
This special issue belongs to the section “Polymer Applications“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The year 2023 will mark the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix in two consecutive papers that revealed how the physical and chemical properties of DNA define the processes that would later be recognized as the central dogma of molecular biology. The dogma shared the responsibilities in genome expression between DNA and RNA. Since then, scientists all over the world regularly discover novel and corrected well-known physical and chemical properties of both DNA and RNA. These contributions lead to either the formulation of new concepts in molecular biology or new inventions in biotechnology. Often, novel theories have left the given question unanswered but unearthed several more. This Special Issue is devoted to the reports on the physical and chemical properties of both DNA and RNA and explanations of how they are involved in their functioning.
Dr. Alexandre Vetcher
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nucleic acids physical and chemical properties
- nucleic acids bionanotechnology
- nucleic acids structural properties
- nucleic acids topology and spatial properties
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