The Double Helix in Retrospect: A Critique of Available Evidence
Journal Title: International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
This short review commentary deals with the evidence for the DNA double helix and raises the intriguing question: does it exist to any significant extent in the solution phase? Well past the sixtieth year of its discovery via X-ray diffraction, the DNA double helix has now acquired the status of a sacred truth, with a large area of modern science revolving around it. This paper presents the pros and cons of the double helix from a physico-chemical perspective, although with critical inputs from chemical biology as appropriate.
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Sosale Chandrasekhar
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- DOI 10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/31086
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