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Strands of life are like a sticky zip

DNA's double helix parts in fits and starts, chemists find.

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  1. Danilowicz, C. et al. DNA unzipped under a constant force exhibits multiple metastable intermediates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 100, 1694 - 1699, (2003).

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Ball, P. Strands of life are like a sticky zip. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030210-5

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